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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Mon 14 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -23°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light snow
Cloud base (m)
450
400
400
450
450
450
400
400
450
450
450
1450
550
2150
km/h
55
W
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
20
N
20
NW
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
25
4
2
1
1
7
9
13
14
1
2
 mm
max °C
-5
-12
-14
-20
-20
-18
-13
-12
-7
-8
-16
-17
-20
-21
-21
-17
min °C
-11
-13
-16
-23
-22
-19
-17
-15
-8
-16
-16
-18
-22
-22
-21
-20
 chill °C
-21
-23
-26
-33
-30
-27
-25
-24
-15
-25
-24
-25
-26
-27
-28
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
7:54
7:50
7:46
7:41
7:35
Sunset
7:10
7:15
7:19
7:22
7:25

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -23°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, calm by Fri 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
-2°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
65
Gales from the NW
(65 kph at 320).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
243 km NNE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
65
Gales from the NW
(65 kph at 320).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC295E65S
603 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATC295E64S
697 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATC296E64S
772 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SW
(60 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATB298E64S
774 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the WSW
(67 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATB297E64S
782 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATB296E64S
782 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATC297E64S
789 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the WSW
(68 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATC296E63S
811 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 234).
- 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.