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Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Fri 04 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -21°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1450
500
500
450
450
400
450
450
500
500
2050
550
550
5650
3900
1650
550
km/h
30
N
20
W
15
W
15
NW
10
NNW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
3
13
4
6
14
2
3
 mm
max °C
-19
-8
-7
-6
-6
-8
-12
-17
-17
-17
-18
-17
-17
-13
-13
-14
-16
min °C
-21
-15
-7
-7
-6
-11
-14
-19
-17
-17
-18
-18
-18
-18
-14
-15
-17
 chill °C
-34
-23
-13
-13
-11
-17
-23
-28
-22
-17
-23
-25
-26
-26
-22
-24
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-15-13-12-13-16-19-21-21-20-20-20-19-16-15-18-19-19-13-10-9-9-12-15-19-18-18-18-18-18-16-14-16-18-20-12-7-7-6-10-13-18-17-17-18-18-18-16-14-15-17-21-11-5-4-4-7-11-17-16-16-18-18-17-15-13-13-16
Sunrise
8:41
8:37
8:32
8:26
8:22
Sunset
6:27
6:30
6:35
6:38
6:43
6:46

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -21°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -18°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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
BaseSanMartin
243 km NNE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 310).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: broken
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
-
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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.
2 hours ago
-13°C
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseOrcadas
1530 km ENE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
-
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: few
1700 km N
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 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.