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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon afternoon, gales from the N by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
550
650
550
550
550
600
500
500
500
500
500
600
500
550
500
500
500
500
km/h
15
NW
15
NW
40
N
25
NNW
35
N
35
N
70
N
40
NNW
20
NNW
25
W
20
W
30
N
20
NNW
35
N
35
NNW
15
W
15
W
10
NNW
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Snowflake cm
—
1
2
—
—
1
2
—
—
2
1
5
—
2
7
4
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
-7
-8
-10
-10
-9
-8
-8
-7
-9
-9
-10
min °C
-7
-6
-7
-5
-6
-6
-6
-8
-10
-11
-10
-11
-9
-8
-8
-9
-10
-12
 chill °C
-14
-11
-15
-12
-15
-15
-18
-18
-18
-20
-18
-19
-16
-17
-16
-16
-16
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
350
200
150
350
0
0
50
0
0
50
100
250
250
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-6-5-6-6-6-8-9-11-10-10-9-8-8-9-10-11-6-4-4-3-3-4-4-5-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-5-5-7-5-2-3-1-1-2-2-2-3-3-4-5-4-2-2-2-2-5-5-1-112122001-3-21122-3
Sunrise
5:48
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:22
—
—
Sunset
—
—
9:00
—
—
9:06
—
—
9:09
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:19
—
—
9:23

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon afternoon, gales from the N by Wed morning).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Athelstan at the specific elevation of 1615 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.
1 hour ago
-2°C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
28 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC272E71S
712 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNE
(41 kph at 29).
- km
ASCATC272E72S
718 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNE
(41 kph at 34).
- km
ASCATC271E72S
729 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNE
(41 kph at 30).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 220).
35 km
Mid: clear
BaseBernardoO higgins
910 km NE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 160).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: clear
Captain Arturo Prat Base
954 km NNE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 340).
30 km
Mid: clear
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 260).
0.6 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.