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Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1300
500
500
500
500
500
450
500
1600
2000
1300
1350
450
500
1850
1600
1100
km/h
15
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
20
W
20
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
15
N
15
N
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Snowflake cm
4
6
12
2
6
5
1
2
 mm
max °C
-7
-7
-7
-8
-9
-9
-10
-12
-11
-12
-12
-11
-16
-15
-12
-13
-16
-13
min °C
-7
-7
-8
-8
-9
-10
-11
-13
-12
-13
-12
-16
-16
-16
-15
-14
-18
-18
 chill °C
-13
-13
-15
-14
-16
-16
-19
-21
-19
-18
-16
-22
-21
-20
-20
-18
-28
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-13-14-15-15-16-17-17-16-17-16-17-18-17-16-17-20-20-9-10-10-11-12-12-13-14-14-14-14-15-17-16-14-15-18-18-7-7-8-8-9-10-11-13-12-13-12-14-16-16-14-14-17-16-5-5-5-5-7-7-8-11-10-11-10-13-16-16-13-12-16-14
Sunrise
10:32
10:26
10:22
10:17
10:11
10:07
Sunset
4:52
4:57
5:01
5:06
5:10
5:15

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -18°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.
3 hours ago
-12° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 340).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
35 km
Mid: clear
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Captain Arturo Prat Base
954 km NNE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 310).
29 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
light snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
moderate snow
Small hail/snow pellets.
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
0.5 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 290).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseBelgranoII
1335 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-25° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered

* 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.