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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed night, min -20°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
550
5500
550
550
550
550
550
500
500
550
550
5750
550
km/h
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
0
NW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
3
3
2
2
 mm
max °C
-19
-18
-15
-13
-10
-13
-13
-11
-11
-11
-12
-12
-11
-14
-13
-12
-12
min °C
-20
-20
-17
-13
-12
-13
-13
-12
-11
-13
-12
-13
-12
-16
-15
-12
-13
 chill °C
-26
-28
-24
-19
-19
-21
-20
-18
-16
-20
-18
-17
-12
-24
-23
-20
-21
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
8:22
8:18
8:12
8:08
8:03
Sunset
6:43
6:46
6:51
6:54
6:59
7:02

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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 Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed night, min -20°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Sat 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.
1 hour ago
-13°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 180).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-22°C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-18°C
Mist
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 200).
2.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Captain Arturo Prat Base
954 km NNE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-12°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
57
Near gales from the E
(57 kph at 100).
0.4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-13°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
59
Near gales from the E
(59 kph at 100).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
57
Near gales from the E
(57 kph at 100).
1.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-13°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 90).
<100m
Mid: overcast
King Sejong
1003 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
-13°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
50
Strong winds from the E
(50 kph at 90).
0.1 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.

* 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.