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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Fri 04 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 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, light winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -19°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1450
500
500
450
450
400
400
450
600
4150
500
550
550
2450
500
km/h
5
NNE
30
N
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
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Snowflake cm
4
12
5
6
11
3
4
1
4
 mm
max °C
-19
-19
-8
-7
-6
-6
-7
-11
-16
-16
-16
-17
-18
-18
-16
-14
-14
-16
min °C
-19
-21
-14
-7
-7
-7
-9
-12
-18
-17
-17
-18
-18
-19
-19
-15
-16
-17
 chill °C
-24
-34
-20
-13
-13
-13
-15
-16
-27
-24
-17
-26
-26
-26
-26
-21
-24
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-17-14-13-12-13-15-18-21-21-20-20-21-21-18-16-17-21-17-20-12-10-9-9-11-14-18-18-18-18-19-19-18-15-16-19-19-20-11-7-7-7-8-12-17-17-17-18-18-19-18-15-15-17-22-21-10-5-4-4-5-9-15-15-15-17-18-18-18-14-14-15
Sunrise
8:45
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, light winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -19°C on Tue 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
BaseSanMartin
243 km NNE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
40 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC286E63S
816 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATB282E64S
818 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the N
(53 kph at 353).
- km
ASCATB286E63S
823 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNW
(46 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATB283E63S
824 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATB285E63S
827 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATC285E63S
828 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the N
(47 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATB284E63S
828 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNW
(46 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATC282E63S
829 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the N
(48 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATC284E63S
831 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 348).
- 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.