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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 26 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
some clouds
clear
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
km/h
5
WSW
5
WNW
25
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
N
15
W
15
WNW
40
W
15
W
20
NNW
50
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
6
2
5
4
8
1
6
20
1
9
15
max °C
-6
-6
-4
-2
-1
-2
-5
-6
-4
-5
-6
-3
-5
-5
-5
-7
-3
-6
min °C
-6
-7
-7
-3
-1
-5
-6
-7
-5
-5
-6
-7
-6
-5
-6
-8
-7
-9
-9
-11
-14
-8
-5
-9
-9
-10
-7
-10
-11
-12
-10
-11
-14
-16
-14
-17
0
0
0
0
400
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
700
600
500
500
550
550
550
500
500
500
550
500
500
500
550
450
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sun 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.
55 minutes ago
-2° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB283E71S
329 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATC283E72S
346 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATB283E72S
350 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 329).
- km
ASCATC282E71S
352 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATB282E71S
357 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATC282E72S
359 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATB282E72S
363 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 325).
- km
ASCATC281E71S
377 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NW
(25 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATB281E71S
385 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NW
(27 kph at 306).
- 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.