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Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu night, min -24°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
450
1200
550
1550
1650
500
4550
3750
5000
2400
450
450
500
500
550
550
750
km/h
5
SSW
5
S
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
NNE
30
N
15
N
25
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
N
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
8
2
5
6
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-21
-20
-22
-23
-22
-23
-20
-19
-18
-18
-18
-12
-5
-12
-10
-8
-7
-8
min °C
-24
-22
-23
-24
-23
-24
-22
-20
-20
-19
-20
-20
-9
-13
-11
-10
-8
-9
 chill °C
-24
-28
-30
-30
-30
-32
-31
-28
-28
-25
-32
-33
-15
-23
-18
-15
-12
-14
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-26-26-26-25-24-22-21-19-17-18-17-12-16-15-14-13-12-24-23-23-24-23-23-22-20-19-17-19-17-9-14-13-11-9-10-23-21-23-24-23-24-21-20-19-19-19-16-7-13-11-9-8-9-21-20-22-23-22-24-21-19-20-20-20-15-5-11-9-7-5-7
Sunrise
9:00
8:55
8:51
8:45
8:41
8:37
Sunset
6:15
6:19
6:22
6:27
6:30
6:35

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu night, min -24°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

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
-20°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
hy2b297E63S
789 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 265).
- km
hy2b278E65S
800 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 222).
- km
hy2b285E63S
803 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 248).
- km
hy2b283E64S
812 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 242).
- km
hy2b277E65S
820 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 222).
- km
hy2b286E63S
821 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WSW
(59 kph at 248).
- km
hy2b284E63S
821 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 245).
- km
hy2b287E63S
839 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 248).
- km
hy2b290E63S
843 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 245).
- 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.