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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed afternoon, min -23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -24°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
400
400
400
400
450
450
450
500
450
400
450
450
400
500
km/h
5
ENE
5
S
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
WSW
20
N
15
WNW
25
W
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
2
2
4
5
1
3
9
12
12
6
15
2
 mm
max °C
-15
-15
-16
-13
-12
-14
-18
-19
-22
-23
-23
-22
-18
-9
-14
-15
-9
-17
min °C
-15
-16
-17
-16
-14
-15
-19
-20
-23
-24
-24
-24
-22
-13
-19
-17
-13
-21
 chill °C
-15
-22
-24
-24
-23
-24
-29
-29
-31
-33
-34
-32
-36
-24
-31
-26
-23
-33
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
7:22
7:18
7:13
7:07
7:03
6:58
Sunset
7:37
7:42
7:45
7:50
7:53
7:58

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed afternoon, min -23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -24°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
-10°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC274E72S
653 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSW
(36 kph at 200).
- km
ASCATC273E72S
674 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SSW
(32 kph at 192).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 290).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 290).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBernardoO higgins
910 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
State of sky unchanged.
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
-
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: few
Captain Arturo Prat Base
954 km NNE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 260).
26 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
State of sky unchanged.
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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.