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Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 12 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
km/h
20
N
35
NNE
30
N
20
NNE
5
WSW
30
W
20
W
20
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
NW
5
NNW
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1
5
4
5
3
11
2
2
1
2
max °C
-12
-12
-8
-6
-4
-7
-15
-16
-16
-18
-16
-14
-14
-15
-15
-13
-10
-8
min °C
-14
-12
-11
-7
-5
-14
-16
-16
-19
-19
-17
-15
-15
-15
-15
-13
-11
-9
-22
-23
-22
-14
-8
-23
-25
-25
-26
-26
-23
-21
-23
-24
-24
-19
-11
-12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
500
450
450
350
400
450
450
450
500
1150
2300
500
550
2550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-16-14-12-12-18-22-23-23-21-19-17-17-17-15-12-10-9-15-14-12-10-7-13-19-19-20-19-17-15-15-16-15-12-10-9-13-12-10-7-5-11-16-16-18-19-17-15-15-15-15-13-11-9-12-10-7-4-2-8-13-13-16-18-17-16-15-15-15-14-12-9
Sunrise
11:33
11:40
11:47
11:52
12:00
12:07
Sunset
3:30
3:25
3:18
3:11
3:04
2:56

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Fri morning). 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
ASCATB291E69S
144 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATB292E69S
169 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the N
(23 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATB290E69S
186 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 19).
- km
ASCATB292E68S
192 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 19).
- km
ASCATB290E68S
194 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNE
(40 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATB291E68S
196 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 19).
- km
ASCATB286E70S
199 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the NNE
(65 kph at 24).
- km
ASCATC286E70S
199 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
62
Gales from the NNE
(62 kph at 26).
- km
ASCATB287E69S
201 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the NNE
(62 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATC287E69S
205 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NNE
(57 kph at 30).
- 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.