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Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun night, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4400
4650
5500
1700
400
400
450
1100
1750
500
km/h
10
SSE
10
S
15
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
NW
30
N
50
N
35
NNE
15
SE
15
S
5
S
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Snowflake cm
2
3
4
 mm
max °C
-7
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-9
-15
-17
-18
-21
-23
-28
-24
-22
-21
min °C
-9
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-13
-16
-18
-20
-21
-26
-30
-26
-23
-21
 chill °C
-14
-14
-16
-18
-18
-18
-22
-26
-29
-33
-34
-43
-47
-36
-33
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:18
9:14
9:08
9:04
9:00
Sunset
5:58
6:01
6:07
6:10
6:15

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun night, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

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
hy2c296E64S
775 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the ENE
(23 kph at 58).
- km
hy2c296E63S
787 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 58).
- km
hy2c297E63S
791 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NE
(27 kph at 55).
- km
ASCATB276E66S
795 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(37 kph at 164).
- km
ASCATB275E66S
817 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 159).
- km
hy2c285E63S
820 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the SSW
(14 kph at 205).
- km
ASCATB282E64S
822 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
10
Light winds from the S
(10 kph at 185).
- km
ASCATB299E64S
823 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 29).
- km
hy2c283E63S
830 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the WSW
(16 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATB278E65S
832 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SSE
(38 kph at 164).
- 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.