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Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
1500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
1300
450
450
450
450
km/h
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
E
5
S
5
S
10
S
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Snowflake cm
4
6
10
2
1
7
3
 mm
max °C
-10
-8
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-9
-10
-10
-10
-11
-10
-9
-10
-13
-16
min °C
-10
-10
-7
-7
-8
-8
-9
-10
-10
-11
-10
-11
-11
-10
-11
-15
-18
 chill °C
-10
-13
-13
-13
-15
-14
-16
-17
-18
-18
-17
-17
-11
-10
-15
-20
-24
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
10:32
10:26
10:22
10:17
10:11
Sunset
4:47
4:52
4:57
5:01
5:06
5:10

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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 morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Mon 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.
1 hour ago
-19° C
Mist
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
3.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 280).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-14° C
-
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 300).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-10° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: few
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
1 hour 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
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
Mist
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 320).
26 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseBelgranoII
1335 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-26° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseOrcadas
1530 km ENE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-18° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few

* 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.