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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Wed 27 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
15
NNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
NNW
10
N
0
S
10
WSW
10
W
20
W
15
N
25
W
30
W
35
WNW
20
WNW
35
W
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
5
1
1
5
1
7
17
14
9
9
2
3
2
max °C
0
0
-2
-6
-6
-4
-4
-4
-4
-6
-4
-5
-3
-5
-6
-11
-8
-7
min °C
-3
-1
-5
-6
-7
-6
-4
-5
-5
-6
-5
-7
-4
-6
-13
-12
-9
-8
-8
-6
-9
-10
-10
-8
-8
-9
-11
-11
-13
-16
-12
-12
-24
-22
-16
-14
0
450
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
500
550
550
550
600
500
500
500
500
550
500
450
400
500
550
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-8-8-9-10-10-10-10-10-13-12-12-14-16-18-15-12-4-4-6-7-8-7-7-7-7-7-8-9-7-9-13-15-11-10-2-1-4-6-7-5-4-5-5-6-5-6-4-6-10-12-9-812-2-5-6-3-2-3-2-5-2-4-1-3-7-9-7-6
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon night).

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
-2° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 300).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
-
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 310).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: clear
Captain Arturo Prat Base
954 km NNE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
2 hours 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
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: broken
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
Fog, sky visible, becoming thicker.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.7 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
5 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseBelgranoII
1335 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered

* 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.