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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -24°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, gales from the W by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
450
450
400
450
500
1650
550
450
500
500
550
4200
km/h
5
NNW
40
N
35
W
10
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
20
W
10
NW
25
N
30
WNW
40
W
30
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
13
3
14
15
6
1
2
13
22
7
3
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—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-23
-15
-18
-12
-8
-12
-13
-12
-8
-3
-8
-12
-14
-9
-8
-10
min °C
-24
-21
-19
-15
-11
-16
-17
-13
-12
-4
-11
-14
-17
-10
-10
-12
 chill °C
-32
-35
-31
-23
-24
-27
-28
-18
-21
-13
-21
-23
-23
-14
-15
-17
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
—
7:03
—
—
6:58
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:45
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:53
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:01
—
—
8:06
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—
8:10
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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -24°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, gales from the W by Sun morning).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Tue 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
-16°C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 200).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-26°C
Fog
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 200).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 230).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 20).
8.0 km
High: overcast
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 90).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1335 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 140).
2.0 km
Mid: few
BaseOrcadas
1530 km ENE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
Mist
Wind obs. (13 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: overcast
1700 km N
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
No report.
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 260).

* 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.