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Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Fri 15 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun night, min -20°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
km/h
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
0
E
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
15
NNE
20
N
10
NW
25
N
25
N
15
N
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
16
20
7
4
8
max °C
-20
-19
-17
-16
-17
-16
-15
-14
-12
-14
-15
-12
-11
-8
-3
-1
-1
0
min °C
-20
-19
-19
-16
-17
-17
-16
-15
-14
-15
-15
-14
-12
-10
-7
-3
-1
-6
-29
-27
-25
-23
-25
-25
-21
-15
-21
-24
-23
-20
-21
-18
-13
-10
-7
-14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
400
Cloud base (m)
450
500
600
1200
500
500
500
8050
500
650
550
2050
600
500
500
450
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
11:52
12:00
12:07
12:15
12:23
12:33
Sunset
3:11
3:04
2:56
2:48
2:41
2:32

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun night, min -20°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -15°C on Mon morning). 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.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
Clouds dissolving.
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 220).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
910 km NE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Captain Arturo Prat Base
954 km NNE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
State of sky unchanged.
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.

* 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.