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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, near gales from the N by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, near gales from the N by Sun morning).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
550
500
500
500
500
550
550
500
450
400
450
450
500
500
500
450
450
550
km/h
30
N
25
N
10
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
15
N
10
WSW
15
W
40
N
20
WNW
25
W
10
WNW
20
W
10
W
35
N
55
N
20
W
25
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
1
1
—
—
2
1
7
6
3
13
2
—
3
4
5
5
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-10
-8
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
-5
-7
-7
-7
-7
-8
-7
-6
-13
min °C
-12
-10
-10
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-9
-6
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-14
 chill °C
-22
-19
-16
-12
-11
-15
-14
-14
-18
-14
-15
-13
-14
-8
-16
-19
-17
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
50
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:16
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—
6:11
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:01
—
—
5:56
—
—
5:52
—
—
Sunset
—
8:36
—
—
8:39
—
—
8:44
—
—
8:47
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:57
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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, near gales from the N by Thu night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, near gales from the N by Sun morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Athelstan at the specific elevation of 1000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Athelstan. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Antarctica.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 210).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: few
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATC258E70S
1246 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATC257E70S
1282 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATC256E70S
1331 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATC255E70S
1358 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATC255E69S
1379 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 275).
- km

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.