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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
500
500
550
450
450
450
400
500
500
500
600
650
550
550
550
550
km/h
10
WNW
10
W
15
N
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
N
25
NNE
25
W
20
W
10
W
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
WNW
15
N
10
N
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Snowflake cm
—
1
1
4
—
—
15
8
2
—
—
—
2
1
2
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-5
-5
-3
-4
-5
-3
-6
-5
-7
-6
-4
-3
-2
0
0
min °C
-8
-5
-6
-4
-5
-5
-7
-6
-6
-9
-8
-5
-5
-2
-1
-1
 chill °C
-12
-10
-13
-9
-10
-10
-16
-14
-11
-13
-14
-11
-10
-6
-6
-4
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
250
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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6:07
—
—
6:01
—
—
5:56
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:48
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:44
—
—
8:47
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:57
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—
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9:00

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Fri night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
47 minutes ago
0°C
light rain
Continuous light drizzle.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
47 minutes ago
0°C
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
47 minutes ago
2°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: few
Captain Arturo Prat Base
954 km NNE
111m alt.
47 minutes ago
1°C
State of sky unchanged.
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 200).
30 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
47 minutes ago
-1°C
Mist
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 250).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
clear
Mist -.
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 250).
5.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
47 minutes ago
-1°C
Mist
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 290).
3.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseBelgranoII
1335 km SE
256m alt.
47 minutes ago
-15°C
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
40 km
Mid: scattered

* 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.