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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
500
500
450
500
550
450
500
450
500
500
500
550
450
450
500
450
500
450
km/h
10
N
35
NNE
25
W
10
W
20
N
25
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
30
NNE
35
N
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
4
12
—
5
17
6
3
6
1
—
10
6
6
7
4
1
18
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-8
-5
-7
-3
-3
-5
-4
-5
-7
-6
-7
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
1
min °C
-11
-10
-6
-7
-7
-5
-5
-5
-7
-8
-6
-8
-4
0
-2
-1
-1
0
 chill °C
-17
-20
-13
-12
-14
-13
-12
-10
-14
-15
-11
-17
-12
-4
-6
-6
-6
-5
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
500
200
400
350
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-14-13-12-11-12-13-13-13-13-12-11-7-6-8-8-8-5-13-12-8-9-8-7-9-9-9-11-9-10-6-3-4-5-5-2-11-9-6-7-5-4-5-5-6-8-6-8-30-2-1-11-8-6-3-4-2-1-1-1-3-4-4-5-142324
Sunrise
5:07
—
—
5:03
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:47
—
—
4:41
—
—
Sunset
—
—
9:37
—
—
9:43
—
—
9:47
—
—
9:52
—
—
9:58
—
—
10:02

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed morning).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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
0°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c273E70S
680 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NW
(56 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c272E70S
700 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 300).
- km
hy2c271E70S
734 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 302).
- km
hy2c271E71S
737 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NW
(58 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c270E71S
760 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 kph at 308).
- km
hy2c271E69S
770 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 300).
- km
hy2c270E70S
781 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 302).
- km
hy2c270E69S
802 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 298).
- km
hy2c269E71S
822 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 kph at 308).
- 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.