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Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4050
1850
500
500
500
500
550
550
1850
600
600
550
km/h
5
SE
0
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
3
4
1
1
1
2
 mm
max °C
-11
-9
-6
-5
-7
-10
-12
-13
-14
-11
-10
-9
-9
-7
-6
-6
-7
min °C
-11
-10
-8
-5
-10
-11
-12
-14
-14
-12
-11
-9
-11
-11
-7
-7
-8
 chill °C
-11
-10
-13
-9
-13
-17
-18
-20
-20
-18
-18
-16
-18
-18
-13
-13
-15
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-10-9-9-12-15-16-17-16-15-15-15-14-12-10-11-12-10-9-7-6-10-12-14-15-14-13-12-11-12-11-9-9-10-11-10-7-5-9-11-12-14-14-12-11-9-10-9-7-7-8-12-10-7-5-8-10-11-13-14-10-9-7-8-8-5-5-6
Sunrise
10:07
10:02
9:56
9:52
9:47
Sunset
5:10
5:15
5:20
5:23
5:29
5:32

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Thu 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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
76
Severe gales from the SSW
(76 kph at 210).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-19° C
Fog, sky visible, becoming thicker.
80
Severe gales from the SSW
(80 kph at 210).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-13° C
Clouds developing.
76
Severe gales from the SSW
(76 kph at 200).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Captain Arturo Prat Base
954 km NNE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
57
Near gales from the E
(57 kph at 100).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
52
Near gales from the E
(52 kph at 100).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 110).
0.5 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
70
Gales from the ESE
(70 kph at 110).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseBelgranoII
1335 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-35° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseOrcadas
1530 km ENE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
light rain
Light rain and snow.
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 340).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast

* 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.