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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Tue 24 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon).

Tue
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
25
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
NNW
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
N
1
max °C
-5
-5
-6
-6
-7
-8
-9
-10
-11
-10
-10
-9
-9
-7
-5
-7
-6
min °C
-6
-6
-6
-6
-8
-8
-9
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-10
-10
-6
-9
-9
-14
-12
-12
-10
-8
-8
-14
-17
-17
-15
-14
-14
-15
-17
-12
-19
-18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
400
1450
4000
4350
2000
1750
450
450
450
500
600
600
500
450
1850
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-9-9-9-11-11-12-13-13-13-13-12-12-11-7-10-10-6-6-6-6-8-8-9-11-11-11-10-10-10-9-6-8-8-3-4-4-4-6-6-7-9-9-8-9-9-8-8-5-6-6-1-2-2-2-4-4-5-7-6-5-7-7-7-8-4-3-5
Sunrise
7:54
7:58
8:02
8:06
8:10
Sunset
7:34
7:29
7:23
7:20
7:15
7:10

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon).

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
BaseSanMartin
243 km NNE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(50 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
light snow
Light snow.
57
Near gales from the SSW
(57 kph at 200).
0.1 km
High: overcast
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 200).
<100m
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
910 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
52
Near gales from the S
(52 kph at 180).
1.6 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 180).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate rain
No report.
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 120).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog -.
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 120).
0.3 km
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
1335 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
-
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseOrcadas
1530 km ENE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
59
Near gales from the NNW
(59 kph at 340).
2.5 km
Mid: overcast

* 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.