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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sun 21 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -15°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
5
SSW
5
N
10
WNW
10
N
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
N
25
N
45
N
40
N
50
N
50
N
40
N
10
W
20
WSW
10
N
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Snowflake cm
2
1
3
7
7
6
3
1
 mm
max °C
-9
-10
-9
-10
-9
-12
-13
-12
-13
-13
-8
-6
-5
-7
-10
-12
-14
min °C
-10
-11
-9
-10
-10
-13
-14
-13
-15
-14
-13
-7
-6
-10
-10
-13
-14
 chill °C
-10
-14
-14
-16
-16
-19
-14
-13
-26
-27
-25
-18
-16
-17
-14
-20
-14
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1250
500
1250
500
500
500
550
550
500
500
450
450
400
400
400
450
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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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 -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -15°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Wed morning).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

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
-10° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 260).
9.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1715 km N
204m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 270 to 350 degs)
(11 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1828 km N
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
1915 km N
215m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
0.0 km
Rio Gallegos Airport
2067 km N
215m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Mount Pleasant Airport
2119 km NNE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Aeropuerto Internacional de El Calafate Airport
2221 km N
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
2398 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
ASCATB227E65S
2636 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the N
(60 kph at 354).
- 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.