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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun night, min -23°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
400
400
450
450
400
400
400
450
450
1250
500
500
450
450
450
km/h
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
NNW
30
NNE
20
N
0
SSE
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Snowflake cm
6
3
1
8
6
14
8
1
2
2
 mm
max °C
-11
-14
-21
-21
-18
-13
-14
-8
-8
-15
-17
-18
-21
-20
-21
-19
-14
-12
min °C
-12
-16
-24
-23
-19
-18
-15
-11
-14
-17
-18
-21
-22
-20
-23
-22
-15
-13
 chill °C
-22
-26
-35
-32
-27
-26
-24
-18
-23
-25
-26
-26
-30
-28
-36
-35
-24
-17
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
7:54
7:50
7:46
7:41
7:35
7:31
Sunset
7:10
7:15
7:19
7:22
7:25
7:30

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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 well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun night, min -23°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

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
-4°C
Mist
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 290).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
39
Strong winds from the SSE
(39 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 180).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC274E65S
926 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATC273E65S
940 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 265).
- km
Captain Arturo Prat Base
954 km NNE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
78
Severe gales from the WSW
(78 kph at 240).
26 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC274E64S
967 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATC272E65S
987 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 250).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
moderate snow
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
5.0 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.