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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Wed 22 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -20°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue afternoon, min -19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
450
500
500
450
500
550
4300
700
550
650
550
550
500
550
500
450
km/h
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
35
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
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Snowflake cm
5
6
5
23
1
5
2
5
19
 mm
max °C
-9
-9
-9
-9
-13
-12
-13
-19
-20
-17
-17
-18
-17
-15
-14
-14
-13
-12
-11
min °C
-12
-9
-10
-12
-13
-13
-18
-20
-20
-19
-17
-18
-17
-16
-14
-14
-13
-12
-13
 chill °C
-21
-17
-19
-21
-22
-22
-28
-29
-28
-26
-23
-26
-24
-22
-21
-21
-21
-20
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
12:40
12:30
12:22
12:15
12:07
12:02
Sunset
2:47
2:56
3:03
3:11
3:18
3:26

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -20°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue afternoon, min -19°C on Sat 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
ASCATB292E66S
519 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATB293E66S
522 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the SW
(64 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATB291E65S
627 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATB290E65S
630 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB292E65S
634 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SW
(60 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATB289E65S
636 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATB293E65S
638 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
67
Gales from the SW
(67 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATB294E65S
645 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
68
Gales from the SW
(68 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATB295E65S
647 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SW
(61 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATB291E64S
738 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 229).
- 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.