Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Fri 23 Oct Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent 

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, near gales from the N by Wed night).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
500
650
450
500
550
2350
550
550
550
500
500
500
400
km/h
20
NNW
25
N
15
W
20
W
20
N
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
25
NNE
35
N
25
N
45
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
13
5
7
3
5
6
12
—
1
3
—
—
—
—
1
7
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
0
1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-4
-3
0
0
0
-1
-2
-2
-2
min °C
-6
-1
-1
-4
-3
-2
-7
-5
-4
-4
0
0
-3
-3
-2
-3
 chill °C
-13
-7
-7
-9
-9
-7
-14
-10
-9
-9
-4
-4
-11
-11
-9
-11
Freezing level m
0
200
650
0
0
250
0
0
0
0
400
550
0
0
200
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-6-8-9-10-11-9-8-5-4-4-7-8-7-8-6-4-3-5-6-6-8-6-6-4-2-2-5-6-5-5-4-10-3-2-2-5-5-4-200-2-3-2-3-224012-3-2-2-1220111
Sunrise
—
4:47
—
—
4:41
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:26
—
—
Sunset
—
—
—
9:58
—
—
10:02
—
—
10:07
—
—
10:14
—
—
10:19

Loading...

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, near gales from the N by Wed 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
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 320).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
910 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
State of sky unchanged.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 260).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Captain Arturo Prat Base
954 km NNE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
47 minutes ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
47 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).

* 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.