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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
450
400
500
500
650
450
450
500
550
8250
8700
800
550
550
550
550
km/h
15
W
50
WSW
45
W
20
W
15
NNW
25
N
40
WNW
40
WSW
25
W
5
W
10
WSW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
W
5
W
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
11
11
5
2
6
13
28
6
1
—
—
3
12
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-11
-13
-12
-11
-3
-3
-12
-14
-13
-9
-7
-4
-3
-3
-4
min °C
-16
-13
-14
-15
-11
-9
-5
-14
-14
-15
-12
-9
-7
-4
-4
-4
 chill °C
-26
-25
-24
-25
-18
-18
-16
-25
-24
-22
-18
-14
-13
-9
-7
-7
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
6:58
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:39
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:01
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:15
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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -15°C on Tue night). 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.
3 hours ago
-7°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
59
Near gales from the NNW
(59 kph at 340).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB278E65S
838 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATB282E64S
843 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATB281E64S
846 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATC281E64S
847 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATB277E65S
850 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 286).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 220).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 220).
35 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC289E63S
859 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATC287E63S
865 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 kph at 281).
- 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.