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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sun 17 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
km/h
5
ESE
10
S
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
WNW
5
N
15
NNW
20
N
30
N
20
NNW
10
NNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
28
6
2
2
4
2
1
4
3
max °C
-16
-12
-14
-14
-14
-11
-11
-5
-3
-1
1
-1
-4
-10
-9
-9
-14
min °C
-16
-15
-14
-14
-15
-13
-11
-11
-5
-2
-2
-2
-9
-12
-10
-13
-16
-16
-20
-21
-21
-21
-13
-15
-20
-11
-9
-8
-6
-17
-19
-17
-22
-26
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
600
200
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
1250
1200
700
550
2350
550
550
500
450
450
450
500
500
450
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
12:15
12:23
12:33
12:45
12:59
Sunset
2:56
2:48
2:41
2:32
2:21
2:07

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Sat 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.
2 hours ago
-10° C
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 230).
6.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
moderate snow
Snow
65
Gales from the SW
(65 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 230).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBelgranoII
1335 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseOrcadas
1530 km ENE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 160).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c318E60S
1638 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 220).
- 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.