Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Sat 12 Sep Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
550
550
750
650
1650
550
500
450
450
450
450
1650
450
450
450
450
km/h
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
40
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
NNW
20
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
4
28
2
1
5
2
6
23
 mm
max °C
-14
-15
-12
-10
-11
-8
-7
-5
-13
-16
-18
-20
-19
-16
-14
-14
-6
min °C
-15
-16
-14
-11
-12
-10
-8
-9
-15
-17
-23
-23
-19
-18
-15
-14
-11
 chill °C
-22
-23
-21
-18
-20
-18
-15
-22
-26
-27
-34
-33
-28
-25
-21
-21
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-16-13-12-12-12-13-15-21-22-25-25-24-22-19-18-14-16-15-13-12-12-11-10-10-17-19-22-23-22-19-17-16-11-15-16-13-11-12-9-8-7-14-17-21-22-19-17-15-14-9-13-16-14-10-11-7-6-4-11-14-19-21-17-15-13-13-7
Sunrise
8:03
7:58
7:54
7:50
7:46
Sunset
6:59
7:02
7:07
7:10
7:15
7:19

Loading...

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -23°C on Tue night). 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
-17°C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
-
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 110).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-6°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
2 hours 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
-6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-6°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseBelgranoII
1335 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-33°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseOrcadas
1530 km ENE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
-
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 160).
32 km
Mid: overcast

* 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.