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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
500
450
450
450
400
350
350
400
400
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
km/h
15
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
35
N
30
N
20
NE
40
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
5
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
2
6
11
5
2
2
2
1
2
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-1
0
0
-2
0
-3
-3
-10
-9
-9
-11
-9
-10
-12
-11
-12
min °C
-1
-2
0
-1
-2
-1
-4
-9
-10
-9
-11
-12
-10
-12
-12
-11
-14
 chill °C
-6
-8
-6
-8
-9
-7
-12
-19
-20
-18
-18
-20
-17
-18
-18
-16
-14
Freezing level m
250
0
400
450
50
450
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-6-7-8-6-10-12-14-14-15-16-16-16-17-17-17-4-4-3-5-5-4-7-10-14-13-13-15-14-14-15-15-15-1-20-1-2-1-4-6-10-9-10-12-10-11-12-11-131133120-3-7-6-8-8-7-8-9-8-12
Sunrise
—
—
4:26
—
—
4:20
—
—
4:13
—
—
4:09
—
—
4:03
—
—
Sunset
—
10:14
—
—
10:19
—
—
10:24
—
—
10:30
—
—
10:36
—
—
10:42

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -14°C on Sun 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.
3 hours ago
2°C
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
1 hour 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
clear
Fog freezing -.
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 330).
0.2 km
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
Mist
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 290).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseBelgranoII
1335 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseOrcadas
1530 km ENE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.