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Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Fri 17 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon afternoon, min -28°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
550
1550
600
550
500
550
550
1350
500
500
500
450
450
450
km/h
15
SW
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
NW
35
W
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
3
23
15
9
3
 mm
max °C
-24
-27
-27
-25
-23
-21
-20
-18
-16
-17
-19
-15
-14
-14
-11
-9
-9
-13
-19
min °C
-26
-28
-28
-27
-24
-22
-21
-19
-17
-19
-19
-16
-15
-15
-13
-10
-10
-17
-21
 chill °C
-36
-36
-35
-35
-33
-31
-30
-28
-26
-27
-29
-25
-23
-23
-20
-17
-18
-28
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-31-30-26-22-20-20-18-17-20-19-18-18-17-16-16-16-23-25-28-29-29-26-23-21-21-18-16-19-18-16-16-16-14-12-12-19-23-25-28-28-26-24-22-21-19-17-18-19-16-15-15-12-10-10-15-20-23-25-27-26-25-22-21-20-17-18-20-16-14-15-11-8-7-12-18
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
1:19
1:03
12:49
12:40
Sunset
12:00
12:00
2:07
2:23
2:37
2:47

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon afternoon, min -28°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 290).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
63
Gales from the WNW
(63 kph at 290).
3.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB311E62S
1324 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATB310E61S
1392 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATB331E76S
1418 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 159).
- km
ASCATB314E62S
1428 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATB311E61S
1431 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB314E61S
1453 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 323).
- km
ASCATB312E61S
1455 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 314).
- 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.