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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Mon 14 Sep Local Time
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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 -22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -23°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the N by Sun morning).

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
500
450
400
400
450
450
450
400
400
400
450
450
450
500
450
km/h
25
W
55
W
20
W
25
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
N
15
NW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
0
SE
0
SE
10
WSW
10
WNW
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Snowflake cm
7
27
3
2
1
5
8
11
14
1
1
 mm
max °C
-7
-5
-12
-15
-20
-20
-17
-13
-12
-6
-7
-12
-15
-16
-20
-19
-18
min °C
-8
-10
-13
-17
-22
-22
-18
-16
-14
-7
-11
-14
-16
-20
-21
-20
-21
 chill °C
-16
-20
-23
-27
-32
-31
-26
-24
-23
-14
-18
-21
-23
-20
-21
-27
-34
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
7:54
7:50
7:46
7:41
7:35
Sunset
7:07
7:10
7:15
7:19
7:22
7:25

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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 -22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -23°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm 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
-7°C
Mist
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 340).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 180).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
-
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Captain Arturo Prat Base
954 km NNE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-5°C
Clouds dissolving.
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
30 km
Mid: scattered
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
32 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-5°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
King Sejong
1003 km NNE
64m alt.
3 hours ago
-5°C
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 290).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).

* 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.