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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 12 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Wed morning). Mainly near gales.

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
35
N
40
NNW
30
N
35
NNW
 cm 
1
2
1
3
2
2
2
7
 mm 
max°C
-7
-6
-8
-7
-6
-4
-3
-3
-6
-7
-11
-13
-13
-14
-14
-14
-15
min°C
-7
-8
-8
-7
-8
-5
-3
-5
-6
-9
-13
-13
-14
-14
-14
-15
-16
chill°C 
-12
-12
-12
-12
-13
-11
-7
-9
-10
-16
-22
-21
-23
-24
-26
-28
-16
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
550
450
450
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-8-7-7-5-3-4-6-8-12-13-14-14-14-15-16-5-5-5-4-5-3-2-3-4-7-11-11-12-12-11-12-12-3-4-3-2-3-4-3-3-5-8-10-9-10-10-8-9-9-2-3-10-2-4-3-3-5-8-10-7-9-7-5-5-6
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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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 -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Wed morning). Mainly near gales.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Fossil Bluff
134 km SSE
438m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
BaseSanMartin
242 km NNE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 160).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Rothera(89062-1)
293 km N
1m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
SHIP4640
300 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP2399
301 km N
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
SHIP4149
301 km N
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
SHIP5060
301 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP8118
301 km N
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
SHIP9998
301 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2717
301 km N
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° 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.