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Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
450
450
500
600
600
500
500
550
2050
km/h
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
S
5
S
0
SE
5
E
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNW
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Snowflake cm
11
2
8
3
 mm
max °C
-7
-8
-9
-9
-10
-12
-11
-12
-12
-12
-14
-11
-9
-8
-9
-8
min °C
-8
-8
-10
-10
-11
-13
-12
-12
-12
-14
-14
-12
-10
-8
-10
-10
 chill °C
-14
-14
-16
-16
-19
-20
-18
-17
-12
-19
-14
-12
-13
-12
-16
-16
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:26
10:22
10:17
10:11
10:07
Sunset
4:57
5:01
5:06
5:10
5:15

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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 night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Sun 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.
2 hours ago
-4° C
light snow
Light rain and snow.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 290).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: clear
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: clear
Captain Arturo Prat Base
954 km NNE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
State of sky unchanged.
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 200 to 310 degs)
(13 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
1335 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-24° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Mid: scattered

* 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.