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Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Mon 13 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed morning, strong winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
25
NNE
40
N
40
N
20
NE
15
ENE
25
NNE
20
ENE
25
NNW
35
NNW
55
N
40
N
35
N
35
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
N
45
N
1
10
2
1
5
4
max °C
-11
-12
-13
-9
-9
-11
-12
-13
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-14
-15
-16
-15
-15
-12
min °C
-12
-14
-14
-12
-10
-11
-16
-14
-12
-11
-11
-11
-13
-15
-15
-16
-16
-15
-14
-23
-27
-26
-21
-17
-20
-28
-24
-23
-23
-22
-22
-20
-21
-20
-21
-22
-24
-26
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4100
1500
450
450
400
3650
400
500
450
450
450
450
500
500
550
700
1300
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:15
9:21
9:25
9:29
9:33
9:37
Sunset
5:55
5:51
5:45
5:40
5:37
5:31

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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 well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed morning, strong winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Thu night, calm by Sat 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
BaseSanMartin
243 km NNE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
104
Extremely windy from the E
(104 kph at 90).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB296E64S
776 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the N
(45 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATB297E64S
789 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 5).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
846 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the N
(34 kph at 10).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 180).
<100m
Mid: overcast
ASCATB296E63S
882 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 6).
- km
ASCATB298E63S
893 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the N
(45 kph at 4).
- km
ASCATB297E63S
905 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 4).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
906 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 350).
- 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.