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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
AM
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
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
450
500
500
500
500
450
450
450
500
450
450
500
550
5100
800
750
700
550
km/h
20
W
20
W
20
W
10
W
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
25
N
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Snowflake cm
7
5
6
—
1
18
6
6
7
4
4
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-1
0
0
0
0
-1
-3
-5
-4
-1
1
1
-1
min °C
-7
-7
-10
-9
-8
-8
-1
-1
-3
-1
-2
-9
-7
-4
-4
0
0
-3
 chill °C
-14
-14
-18
-15
-16
-17
-6
-7
-6
-5
-7
-17
-14
-8
-8
-3
-3
-10
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
550
0
450
350
0
0
0
0
650
900
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-15-14-13-12-8-6-6-7-8-9-11-10-8-5-3-2-5-11-11-12-11-11-7-4-4-4-4-5-8-8-6-3-10-4-7-7-9-8-8-5-1-1-2-1-2-6-6-4-311-2-4-3-6-6-6-234132-4-5-2-222-1
Sunrise
4:56
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:47
—
—
4:41
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:31
—
—
Sunset
—
—
9:47
—
—
9:52
—
—
9:58
—
—
10:02
—
—
10:07
—
—
10:14

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Sun night). 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
ASCATB303E74S
636 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 221).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
Wind obs. (59 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
Wind obs. (56 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
27 km
Mid: few
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
-1°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
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
0°C
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1715 km N
204m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1828 km N
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 300).
0.0 km
Mid: clear

* 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.