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Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sun 19 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue night, min -24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
500
600
550
500
550
500
500
450
450
450
450
450
450
1300
km/h
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
4
19
3
2
1
 mm
max °C
-22
-20
-19
-18
-17
-17
-17
-17
-15
-12
-12
-9
-14
-16
-19
-21
-21
-20
min °C
-24
-21
-20
-19
-17
-19
-17
-17
-16
-14
-13
-12
-16
-17
-20
-21
-21
-22
 chill °C
-33
-29
-29
-27
-26
-27
-26
-26
-25
-23
-22
-24
-27
-27
-30
-31
-30
-31
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
12:00
1:19
1:03
12:49
12:40
12:30
Sunset
12:00
2:07
2:23
2:37
2:47
2:56

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue night, min -24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

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
-27° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
54
Near gales from the S
(54 kph at 190).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 110).
1.2 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB259E66S
1400 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATB332E75S
1447 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATB258E66S
1461 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATB258E65S
1474 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATB257E66S
1506 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATB257E65S
1535 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 233).
- 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.