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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sun 12 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu morning, light winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
35
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
25
ENE
40
NNE
30
N
20
NW
25
N
30
NNE
20
N
3
2
9
10
1
1
2
1
max °C
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
-7
-9
-5
-5
-5
-6
-10
-9
-4
-5
-4
-5
min °C
-5
-6
-6
-6
-7
-9
-10
-9
-5
-7
-10
-10
-10
-8
-5
-5
-6
-10
-12
-12
-13
-15
-17
-20
-18
-10
-14
-20
-21
-20
-15
-12
-11
-10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1600
1800
4350
450
1000
1450
500
450
450
450
1600
400
450
450
550
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:11
9:15
9:21
9:25
9:29
Sunset
6:05
6:00
5:55
5:51
5:45
5:40

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Tue afternoon).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu morning, light winds from the NNW by Fri 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.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
74
Gales from the E
(74 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Light snow.
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 150).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 140).
0.1 km
Mid: sky obscured
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: scattered
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
Mist -.
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 340).
4.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Mist
56
Near gales from the NNW
(56 kph at 340).
4.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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.
2 hours ago
-14° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
1530 km ENE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
2.0 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.