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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -22°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
750
700
550
500
450
450
450
450
450
1350
450
450
450
450
450
450
km/h
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
55
W
30
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
25
N
25
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
6
23
2
1
2
2
10
19
6
 mm
max °C
-10
-11
-8
-7
-5
-13
-14
-17
-20
-19
-15
-14
-11
-7
-11
-15
-17
min °C
-11
-12
-10
-8
-11
-13
-15
-21
-22
-19
-19
-15
-15
-9
-14
-16
-18
 chill °C
-18
-20
-18
-16
-21
-23
-24
-30
-31
-27
-28
-23
-25
-16
-22
-24
-23
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
7:58
7:54
7:50
7:46
7:41
Sunset
7:02
7:07
7:10
7:15
7:19
7:22

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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -22°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Wed 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.
42 minutes ago
-20°C
-
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 20).
40 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c296E64S
751 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 212).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
42 minutes ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 300).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
42 minutes ago
-16°C
-
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 300).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
42 minutes ago
-11°C
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
30 km
Mid: few
hy2c299E62S
985 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 78).
- km
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
-10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(48 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
42 minutes ago
-10°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.

* 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.