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Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Fri 15 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
km/h
15
SW
5
S
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SE
5
S
15
WSW
10
WSW
0
WNW
5
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
6
14
7
9
5
max °C
-18
-17
-16
-16
-16
-16
-15
-12
-13
-14
-12
-11
-11
-5
-3
-1
0
min °C
-19
-18
-16
-17
-16
-16
-15
-14
-14
-14
-14
-12
-11
-9
-4
-1
-5
-27
-24
-22
-25
-24
-22
-15
-19
-21
-21
-19
-16
-19
-15
-11
-6
-12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
Cloud base (m)
500
600
550
500
500
500
600
3950
1200
1550
1450
550
1700
550
500
500
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-20-18-18-19-18-16-15-16-16-14-11-11-7-4-4-8-20-18-16-17-17-16-15-13-14-14-13-11-12-7-4-2-5-19-18-16-17-16-16-15-13-14-14-13-12-11-7-4-1-3-18-18-16-16-16-16-15-13-13-14-14-12-11-7-401
Sunrise
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 -19°C on Fri afternoon). 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 -14°C on Mon afternoon). 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
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
-
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: few
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.
30 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
Mist -.
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 240).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 270).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
1335 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
59
Near gales from the NE
(59 kph at 50).
0.8 km
Mid: scattered
BaseOrcadas
1530 km ENE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
40 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.