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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
450
450
400
400
450
1000
400
450
500
500
500
450
400
400
km/h
15
WSW
5
W
0
ESE
5
SSW
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
N
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
35
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
3
3
5
3
3
8
8
8
 mm
max °C
-13
-14
-15
-15
-15
-14
-12
-16
-13
-15
-21
-21
-21
-21
-14
-7
-6
min °C
-13
-15
-15
-16
-17
-16
-16
-19
-16
-19
-22
-22
-21
-22
-19
-10
-23
 chill °C
-20
-15
-15
-22
-24
-23
-26
-30
-24
-30
-31
-31
-30
-29
-30
-19
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:22
7:18
7:13
7:07
7:03
Sunset
7:34
7:37
7:42
7:45
7:50
7:53

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat 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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 290).
35 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
48 minutes ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
clear
Mist -.
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 280).
5.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
48 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATC254E67S
1502 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATC253E68S
1523 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC253E67S
1536 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC255E66S
1553 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the WNW
(61 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATC252E68S
1558 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 283).
- 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.