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Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1400
500
550
600
1900
550
600
550
550
550
550
500
500
500
550
550
km/h
15
NNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
5
10
1
6
6
4
6
 mm
max °C
-14
-13
-17
-15
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
-7
-6
-5
-5
-6
-11
-10
-8
min °C
-15
-18
-18
-15
-13
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-5
-5
-9
-12
-11
-10
 chill °C
-24
-28
-27
-23
-20
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-11
-10
-12
-12
-15
-14
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:52
9:47
9:42
9:37
9:33
Sunset
5:23
5:29
5:32
5:37
5:40
5:45

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Tue morning). 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
-15° C
Fog
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
1.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
56
Near gales from the S
(56 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-22° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 190).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseBernardoO higgins
910 km NE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-14° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-17° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 230).
4.0 km
Mid: few
Captain Arturo Prat Base
954 km NNE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 90).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-10° C
State of sky unchanged.
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
light snow
Light snow.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 80).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-12° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 90).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
King Sejong
1003 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
-12° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 90).
26 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.