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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
450
450
400
500
500
1250
500
450
500
550
7400
1900
550
550
550
550
km/h
45
W
15
W
65
W
40
W
20
W
15
NNW
25
N
40
WNW
30
W
25
W
5
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
5
11
10
5
1
3
15
28
5
1
—
—
1
4
4
8
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-14
-10
-8
-13
-12
-11
-5
-3
-13
-14
-12
-10
-9
-5
-4
-3
-3
min °C
-16
-15
-13
-15
-16
-12
-9
-7
-14
-15
-16
-12
-9
-10
-5
-3
-6
 chill °C
-29
-25
-26
-26
-25
-20
-18
-16
-25
-22
-22
-19
-13
-14
-10
-8
-10
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
6:58
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:39
—
—
Sunset
7:53
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:01
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:15
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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Tue 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.
3 hours ago
-9°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
67
Gales from the NW
(67 kph at 320).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
hy2c274E65S
910 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 280).
- km
hy2c275E65S
922 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 282).
- km
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
-
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: few
hy2c273E65S
943 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 285).
- km
hy2c272E65S
947 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 290).
- km
hy2c272E66S
947 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 292).
- km
hy2c275E64S
955 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 282).
- km
hy2c271E66S
965 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 295).
- 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.