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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Thu 05 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
400
350
400
400
350
350
350
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
1400
km/h
25
NNE
30
NNE
40
NNE
30
N
15
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
30
N
25
N
30
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
10
NE
10
E
5
ENE
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
3
2
4
—
4
7
4
5
6
2
2
3
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-8
-7
-6
-4
-4
-6
-7
-7
-9
-11
-9
-10
-10
-9
-8
min °C
-13
-9
-7
-7
-6
-4
-8
-8
-8
-13
-12
-10
-12
-11
-10
-9
 chill °C
-23
-18
-17
-16
-11
-12
-17
-17
-16
-21
-20
-18
-19
-16
-15
-13
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-12-11-12-13-11-14-15-15-18-18-17-18-17-15-14-15-12-10-9-9-8-10-11-11-14-16-14-14-14-13-12-12-9-7-7-5-4-7-8-8-11-12-10-11-11-10-9-10-6-4-4-2-1-4-5-4-8-9-6-8-8-6-7
Sunrise
—
3:31
—
—
3:26
—
—
3:18
—
—
3:11
—
—
3:03
—
—
Sunset
—
—
—
11:14
—
—
11:21
—
—
11:28
—
—
11:36
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—
11:44

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -13°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.
1 hour ago
-2°C
-
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 40).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: few
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.
2 hours ago
-1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
-
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseBelgranoII
1335 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-13°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
1530 km ENE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
-
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 340).
40 km
Mid: overcast

* 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.