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Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu afternoon, min -25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
450
500
500
1250
1200
600
500
4500
5600
1650
500
450
500
500
km/h
10
ENE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
N
20
N
25
W
25
W
10
NNW
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Snowflake cm
4
26
9
8
 mm
max °C
-23
-21
-20
-22
-23
-22
-23
-20
-19
-17
-16
-18
-7
-4
-8
-8
min °C
-25
-23
-22
-22
-23
-23
-23
-22
-19
-19
-16
-19
-16
-11
-11
-10
 chill °C
-32
-28
-26
-27
-28
-31
-31
-31
-27
-26
-22
-30
-26
-21
-20
-16
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
9:00
8:55
8:51
8:45
8:41
Sunset
6:15
6:19
6:22
6:27
6:30

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu afternoon, min -25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Athelstan at the specific elevation of 500 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
-19°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c296E64S
770 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 275).
- km
hy2c297E63S
796 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 268).
- km
hy2c282E64S
811 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 258).
- km
hy2c285E63S
818 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 255).
- km
hy2c277E65S
821 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 248).
- km
hy2c284E63S
824 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 258).
- km
hy2c278E65S
831 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WSW
(59 kph at 250).
- km
hy2c289E63S
836 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 262).
- km
hy2c282E63S
837 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 258).
- 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.