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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Mon 18 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
km/h
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
WNW
10
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
15
WNW
15
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
15
NNE
15
E
5
W
20
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
22
6
4
6
2
1
1
1
max °C
-14
-15
-14
-11
-10
-5
-3
-1
1
-3
-4
-5
-10
-10
-8
-9
-9
-11
min °C
-15
-15
-15
-12
-10
-10
-4
-2
0
-4
-5
-9
-11
-12
-10
-9
-10
-13
-22
-22
-22
-12
-15
-18
-10
-8
-5
-7
-9
-16
-18
-16
-16
-15
-17
-22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
800
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1150
550
800
5400
2350
550
500
500
500
500
600
450
500
500
4350
1600
400
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
12:15
12:23
12:33
12:45
12:59
12:00
Sunset
2:48
2:41
2:32
2:21
2:07
12:00

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -13°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.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 180).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 180).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 180).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
Captain Arturo Prat Base
954 km NNE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
61
Near gales from the E
(61 kph at 90).
26 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
65
Gales from the E
(65 kph at 100).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
65
Gales from the E
(65 kph at 100).
1.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
61
Near gales from the ESE
(61 kph at 110).
<100m
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
1335 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 140).
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.