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Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1800
500
4250
1600
500
500
1350
450
450
450
400
400
450
450
km/h
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
N
35
N
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
35
N
20
NNE
5
NNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
4
12
4
5
3
4
12
 mm
max °C
-22
-21
-22
-20
-19
-17
-18
-17
-7
-6
-7
-6
-7
-6
-7
-15
-15
-16
min °C
-22
-23
-23
-22
-19
-19
-19
-20
-12
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-13
-15
-16
-17
 chill °C
-29
-30
-30
-30
-28
-28
-30
-33
-20
-12
-14
-14
-13
-17
-22
-20
-24
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:55
8:51
8:45
8:41
8:37
8:32
Sunset
6:19
6:22
6:27
6:30
6:35
6:38

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Mon morning).

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
-23°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
61
Near gales from the SW
(61 kph at 230).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-25°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
74
Gales from the SW
(74 kph at 230).
0.1 km
Mid: sky obscured
BaseBernardoO higgins
910 km NE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-21°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 180).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-22°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 230).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
Captain Arturo Prat Base
954 km NNE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-11°C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 150).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
56 minutes ago
-13°C
State of sky unchanged.
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 70).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: broken
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-12°C
Mist
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 90).
26 km
Mid: scattered
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
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.