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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -26°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, near gales from the W by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
450
450
400
500
550
2050
600
450
450
500
5350
600
km/h
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
40
N
30
W
10
NW
55
W
30
W
20
W
10
NW
20
N
25
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
2
11
5
15
16
4
1
1
8
22
9
1
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—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-25
-23
-23
-16
-17
-11
-7
-15
-14
-13
-10
-3
-7
-13
-11
-7
-8
-9
min °C
-26
-23
-23
-21
-19
-15
-12
-16
-17
-14
-12
-4
-11
-14
-16
-9
-8
-11
 chill °C
-35
-32
-30
-35
-31
-23
-25
-27
-28
-19
-20
-11
-20
-23
-24
-14
-14
-17
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-26-22-21-25-19-18-23-19-15-13-10-16-18-13-11-12-12-27-25-23-20-22-16-13-19-17-14-12-7-12-16-13-9-10-11-26-23-23-19-18-13-10-16-16-14-11-4-9-14-14-8-8-10-24-23-24-17-15-11-6-12-15-13-11-1-6-11-14-8-7-10
Sunrise
7:07
—
—
7:03
—
—
6:58
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:45
—
—
Sunset
—
7:50
—
—
7:53
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:01
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:10
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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -26°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, near gales from the W by Sun morning).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night).

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
-14°C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 200).
0.0 km
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-25°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
57
Near gales from the SSW
(57 kph at 200).
4.0 km
Mid: few
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
58 minutes ago
-25°C
Fog, sky visible, thinning.
52
Near gales from the SSW
(52 kph at 210).
0.8 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC276E65S
897 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATC275E65S
899 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC276E64S
905 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATC274E65S
914 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 270).
- km
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-21°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 230).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC273E65S
926 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 273).
- 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.