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Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Wed 30 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, near gales from the N by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
5
NNW
5
NW
55
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
30
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
10
N
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NNW
 cm 
11
4
2.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
3
7
1.0
 mm 
max°C
-7
-8
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-2
-4
-4
-4
-9
-10
-8
-9
-9
-9
min°C
-8
-8
-5
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-4
-4
-7
-10
-10
-9
-10
-10
-11
chill°C 
-12
-11
-15
-10
-8
-7
-9
-10
-10
-11
-8
-14
-17
-16
-14
-17
-16
-17
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1550
650
500
500
500
500
550
500
500
500
500
500
500
550
500
550
550
1950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-13-11-8-7-7-6-6-8-10-10-12-14-14-15-15-14-12-10-10-7-5-4-4-4-4-5-7-7-9-11-11-11-12-11-10-8-8-4-3-2-2-2-2-3-4-4-6-10-10-9-10-10-10-5-6-2000010-1-2-3-8-9-6-8-9-10
Sunrise
10:29
10:33
10:38
10:44
10:48
10:53
Sunset
4:37
4:31
4:27
4:22
4:15
4:10

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, near gales from the N by Wed night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Mon 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
BaseSanMartin
242 km NNE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP6026
300 km N
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
ASCATB279E70S
451 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNE
(39 kph at 23).
- km
ASCATB279E71S
468 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NE
(36 kph at 41).
- km
ASCATB279E69S
470 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 26).
- km
SHIP3446
301 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP10576
301 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP9025
301 km N
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
SHIP4432
301 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6258
301 km N
3m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C

* 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.