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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
450
1150
500
500
500
2250
1300
500
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
500
km/h
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
25
N
10
W
5
W
5
SW
0
NNE
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
15
W
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Snowflake cm
5
2
3
1
3
 mm
max °C
-17
-19
-20
-20
-18
-16
-15
-11
-10
-12
-15
-16
-15
-15
-15
-15
-12
min °C
-18
-22
-22
-21
-21
-18
-16
-18
-11
-15
-17
-18
-16
-17
-16
-16
-17
 chill °C
-26
-27
-28
-30
-30
-25
-22
-29
-16
-22
-17
-18
-23
-25
-26
-25
-25
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
7:35
7:31
7:26
7:22
7:18
Sunset
7:22
7:25
7:30
7:34
7:37
7:42

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Tue 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.
2 hours ago
-11°C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c277E65S
849 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WSW
(47 kph at 238).
- km
hy2c281E64S
849 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 225).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
light snow
Low drifting light snow.
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 180).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: scattered
hy2c277E64S
853 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 238).
- km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
52
Near gales from the S
(52 kph at 180).
26 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2c282E63S
859 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 232).
- km
hy2c285E63S
863 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 235).
- km
hy2c281E63S
867 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 228).
- km
hy2c279E64S
867 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 230).
- 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.