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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun morning, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the N by Sun morning).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
Cloud base (m)
400
400
450
450
400
400
400
450
450
450
500
500
1900
450
450
450
km/h
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
NNW
30
N
25
W
15
W
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
5
2
1
7
10
13
13
5
11
6
5
 mm
max °C
-12
-15
-21
-21
-19
-14
-13
-7
-9
-15
-17
-19
-21
-21
-20
-13
-14
-14
min °C
-13
-16
-24
-23
-19
-18
-14
-7
-14
-16
-18
-22
-22
-21
-22
-20
-15
-16
 chill °C
-23
-26
-35
-32
-27
-26
-20
-15
-22
-24
-26
-30
-30
-29
-34
-32
-25
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:54
7:50
7:46
7:41
7:35
7:31
Sunset
7:10
7:15
7:19
7:22
7:25
7:30

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun morning, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the N by Sun morning).

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
-4°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
56
Near gales from the NW
(56 kph at 320).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBernardoO higgins
910 km NE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
State of sky unchanged.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: few
Captain Arturo Prat Base
954 km NNE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
81
Severe gales from the W
(81 kph at 260).
0.8 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
80
Severe gales from the WSW
(80 kph at 240).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
80
Severe gales from the WSW
(80 kph at 240).
1.5 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
Clouds dissolving.
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
3 hours 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.