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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Mon 07 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
450
500
500
500
500
550
3950
1550
550
500
500
500
500
1500
450
km/h
5
NE
10
NNE
5
N
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WSW
5
N
15
N
20
N
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Snowflake cm
2
6
7
1
2
7
 mm
max °C
-16
-17
-18
-19
-18
-18
-15
-13
-11
-11
-11
-11
-13
-9
-10
-11
-12
-7
min °C
-17
-17
-18
-19
-20
-21
-17
-14
-13
-12
-11
-13
-13
-11
-12
-12
-12
-11
 chill °C
-23
-23
-23
-26
-27
-29
-24
-21
-20
-20
-18
-21
-21
-17
-18
-15
-19
-19
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-21-22-22-23-20-16-15-13-13-14-15-16-15-15-15-16-15-19-19-20-20-21-19-15-13-12-12-12-13-14-12-13-13-14-12-17-17-18-19-19-20-16-14-12-12-11-12-13-10-11-12-12-9-15-15-17-18-18-20-16-14-12-11-10-12-13-9-10-11-10-7
Sunrise
8:32
8:26
8:22
8:18
8:12
8:08
Sunset
6:38
6:43
6:46
6:51
6:54
6:59

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Thu 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.
2 hours ago
-19°C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
61
Near gales from the SW
(61 kph at 220).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
74
Gales from the SW
(74 kph at 220).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
BaseBernardoO higgins
910 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
moderate snow
Snow
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 180).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
74
Gales from the SW
(74 kph at 230).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
Captain Arturo Prat Base
954 km NNE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 180).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
51 minutes ago
-4°C
snow showers
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
2.5 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(48 kph at 110).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(50 kph at 110).
<100m
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
51 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.

* 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.