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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Fri 04 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -20°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
500
450
450
400
450
450
500
500
500
550
500
5250
1900
km/h
15
W
15
W
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
NW
5
NE
10
NNE
0
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
10
5
8
12
3
 mm
max °C
-8
-7
-6
-6
-8
-11
-15
-19
-19
-19
-20
-20
-17
-14
-12
-12
min °C
-15
-7
-7
-6
-11
-13
-17
-19
-20
-20
-20
-21
-21
-16
-13
-15
 chill °C
-22
-13
-13
-11
-18
-13
-22
-23
-20
-20
-29
-29
-30
-24
-20
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-13-12-13-16-18-19-21-22-22-23-23-19-16-16-16-13-10-9-9-12-15-18-20-20-20-21-21-19-15-14-14-12-7-7-6-10-12-16-19-20-20-20-21-19-15-13-14-11-5-4-3-7-10-15-18-18-19-19-20-20-16-12-14
Sunrise
8:41
8:37
8:32
8:26
8:22
Sunset
6:30
6:35
6:38
6:43
6:46

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -20°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Tue afternoon). 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
BaseSanMartin
243 km NNE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB296E64S
736 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATC296E64S
776 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 341).
- km
ASCATC298E64S
779 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATB297E64S
785 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 323).
- km
ASCATC297E64S
788 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNW
(45 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATB297E63S
793 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATC296E63S
809 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
848 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNW
(36 kph at 338).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
0.0 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.