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Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 23 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -22°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
500
500
500
550
500
450
500
500
5150
2350
700
500
km/h
25
W
45
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
9
19
1
2
3
4
2
 mm
max °C
-8
-8
-13
-14
-13
-17
-16
-14
-15
-13
-15
-21
-21
-16
-16
-16
-18
min °C
-8
-12
-14
-14
-16
-18
-18
-16
-16
-14
-21
-22
-22
-20
-16
-16
-19
 chill °C
-16
-21
-23
-23
-25
-26
-26
-24
-24
-22
-31
-32
-32
-29
-22
-23
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
12:30
12:22
12:15
12:07
12:02
Sunset
2:47
2:56
3:03
3:11
3:18
3:26

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -22°C on Mon 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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (56 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
2 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
-3° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
1700 km N
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
1700 km N
14m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 260 to 320 degs)
(15 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1715 km N
204m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 320 to 020 degs)
(6 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: few
Rio Grande Airport
1828 km N
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 170 to 230 degs)
(6 kph at 200).
0.0 km
1886 km N
42m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Punta Arenas Unidad Aeropolicial
1898 km N
61m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (40 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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.