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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -12°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
500
550
500
500
450
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
550
600
450
500
500
km/h
20
W
10
N
40
N
55
N
45
N
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
WNW
25
N
25
NNW
15
W
25
NNW
20
NW
20
W
20
WSW
25
W
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Snowflake cm
5
1
2
2
8
4
—
—
—
1
11
1
6
13
7
2
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-6
-5
-3
-3
-6
-8
-9
-11
-11
-7
-8
-6
-6
-8
-8
-7
min °C
-5
-7
-6
-4
-5
-8
-8
-12
-11
-12
-11
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-10
 chill °C
-11
-15
-15
-14
-13
-14
-14
-19
-15
-24
-22
-14
-16
-16
-15
-15
-19
Freezing level m
350
0
0
250
200
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:03
—
—
4:56
—
—
Sunset
—
9:23
—
—
9:29
—
—
9:34
—
—
9:37
—
—
9:43
—
—
9:47

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -12°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

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
3°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 290).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
-
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Freezing drizzle.
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 340).
0.2 km
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
Mist
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 290).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseBelgranoII
1335 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1700 km N
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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.