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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Tue 17 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
NNW
20
N
40
N
35
NNE
30
N
20
W
10
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
20
N
1
3
2
3
7
4
5
3
4
max °C
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
-6
-7
-7
-7
-8
-7
-6
-7
-8
-7
-8
-8
-7
min °C
-6
-6
-7
-6
-5
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-10
-10
-9
-12
-10
-14
-14
-18
-16
-16
-15
-12
-14
-15
-12
-14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5200
550
550
550
550
500
500
500
500
450
450
500
500
500
500
500
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-8-6-6-7-9-10-10-11-10-11-12-12-12-12-12-11-6-6-7-6-5-7-7-8-8-8-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-5-7-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-7-6-4-6-4-5-4-3-1-1-1-3-2-2-1-3
Sunrise
7:20
7:24
7:28
7:33
7:37
7:41
Sunset
8:06
8:01
7:57
7:52
7:47
7:43

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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 Wed morning, min -8°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri morning, calm 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
242 km NNE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
light rain
Intermittent moderate drizzle.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC278E73S
544 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATC277E73S
573 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATC276E73S
602 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SSW
(21 kph at 205).
- km
ASCATC275E73S
633 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the SSW
(14 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATC274E73S
656 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 195).
- km
SHIP9116
657 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2882
657 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
SHIP3960
657 km NNE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
SHIP2144
657 km NNE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C

* 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.