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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 20 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
km/h
20
NNE
10
SW
5
SSW
5
NE
5
NE
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
S
5
SW
0
WSW
15
NNE
30
N
35
N
25
N
40
NNE
40
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
8
1
2
1
2
2
4
 mm
max °C
-6
-6
-10
-12
-10
-9
-9
-10
-11
-13
-11
-13
-14
-12
-12
-11
-9
min °C
-7
-9
-11
-12
-12
-10
-11
-10
-13
-14
-13
-15
-16
-12
-13
-11
-10
 chill °C
-14
-16
-11
-12
-12
-15
-17
-16
-17
-18
-13
-25
-28
-23
-23
-22
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
400
400
450
1350
450
1250
450
450
500
550
500
8600
500
450
450
450
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the N 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
hy2c269E70S
839 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WNW
(56 kph at 290).
- km
hy2c268E70S
849 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
- km
hy2c269E69S
851 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the WNW
(64 kph at 288).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
69
Gales from the NW
(69 kph at 320).
0.0 km
hy2c268E69S
856 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 285).
- km
hy2c267E70S
888 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 268).
- km
hy2c266E70S
917 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 245).
- km
hy2c267E69S
917 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
69
Gales from the W
(69 kph at 278).
- km
hy2c268E68S
939 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
73
Gales from the W
(73 kph at 280).
- km
hy2c266E69S
948 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 275).
- 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.