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Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
500
550
5200
km/h
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSE
5
S
5
SW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
4
11
 mm
max °C
-7
-8
-7
-5
-14
-14
-16
-14
-14
-11
-8
-7
-7
-5
-4
-5
min °C
-8
-8
-8
-13
-14
-16
-17
-16
-14
-14
-10
-8
-9
-6
-5
-10
 chill °C
-14
-14
-14
-22
-22
-22
-23
-22
-20
-20
-14
-12
-14
-9
-10
-10
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-12-12-14-16-17-17-16-14-12-7-6-7-5-6-9-10-10-9-11-14-15-15-15-13-12-7-6-6-4-4-7-8-8-8-9-14-15-17-15-14-13-9-8-8-6-5-8-6-6-6-8-14-15-18-16-15-13-11-9-10-7-6-9
Sunrise
9:42
9:37
9:33
9:27
9:23
Sunset
5:37
5:40
5:45
5:50
5:53

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Tue 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
-16°C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
0.6 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 330).
0.5 km
Low: no significant cloud
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-14°C
Fog, depositing rime, sky visible.
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
0.3 km
Mid: clear
BaseBernardoO higgins
910 km NE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-8°C
State of sky unchanged.
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-9°C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Captain Arturo Prat Base
954 km NNE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
State of sky unchanged.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 280).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
35 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
hy2c307E60S
1332 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 162).
- km

* 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.