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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sun 17 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri morning).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
5
SW
5
SE
10
S
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
30
N
10
W
20
N
10
W
30
W
10
W
20
W
20
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
23
8
5
9
2
9
5
3
4
max °C
-17
-16
-13
-14
-14
-14
-12
-9
-5
-2
1
2
-1
-1
-7
-8
-11
-11
min °C
-17
-16
-15
-14
-14
-15
-12
-10
-9
-4
0
0
-1
-5
-8
-9
-11
-18
-22
-16
-19
-21
-21
-22
-12
-14
-17
-10
-6
-6
-6
-12
-17
-17
-19
-29
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
800
200
300
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
450
4050
500
550
750
5450
550
500
500
450
450
500
450
450
450
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-17-16-16-17-15-12-9-6-4-2-4-6-10-15-17-19-21-17-17-14-15-15-15-12-9-6-3-1-2-4-6-11-12-14-17-17-16-14-14-14-15-12-10-7-311-1-3-8-9-11-15-17-16-14-14-14-15-13-11-9-31310-5-6-8-13
Sunrise
12:07
12:15
12:23
12:33
12:45
12:59
Sunset
2:56
2:48
2:41
2:32
2:21
2:07

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri morning).

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
ASCATC278E71S
489 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATC277E71S
499 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATC276E71S
553 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATB273E70S
676 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 123).
- km
ASCATC273E70S
682 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the ESE
(43 kph at 123).
- km
ASCATB272E70S
723 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 122).
- km
ASCATC272E70S
735 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 97).
- km
ASCATB271E70S
769 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the E
(23 kph at 84).
- km
ASCATC271E70S
770 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the ENE
(27 kph at 75).
- km
ASCATB270E70S
809 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 78).
- 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.