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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -26°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu night, min -25°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4550
4750
4850
5550
450
400
400
450
450
1100
5300
500
2350
2350
km/h
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
20
N
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
E
5
SSW
10
SW
0
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
E
5
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
4
1
 mm
max °C
-8
-8
-8
-11
-14
-17
-17
-23
-26
-24
-24
-24
-23
-22
-20
-17
-17
-15
min °C
-9
-8
-10
-12
-15
-18
-19
-25
-26
-25
-24
-24
-24
-23
-23
-19
-17
-16
 chill °C
-16
-14
-16
-18
-22
-28
-28
-32
-35
-32
-32
-24
-29
-29
-29
-24
-21
-20
Freezing level m
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
9:14
9:08
9:04
9:00
8:55
8:51
Sunset
6:01
6:07
6:10
6:15
6:19
6:22

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -26°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu night, min -25°C on Tue morning). 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
-17°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 180).
8.0 km
Low: broken
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-19°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 200).
0.5 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC272E66S
942 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATC272E65S
955 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATC271E66S
956 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
8
Light winds from the NNW
(8 kph at 328).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
59 minutes ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
59 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATC271E65S
1029 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
8
Light winds from the NNW
(8 kph at 345).
- km
ASCATC269E66S
1040 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATC270E65S
1092 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 325).
- 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.