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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Tue 12 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
km/h
35
N
30
N
15
N
10
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
N
10
W
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5
7
6
3
9
2
2
5
max °C
-12
-7
-5
-4
-8
-16
-18
-18
-19
-17
-16
-15
-14
-12
-12
-12
-8
min °C
-12
-11
-6
-5
-15
-17
-18
-19
-20
-18
-17
-16
-15
-14
-12
-12
-12
-23
-22
-12
-12
-25
-27
-28
-27
-28
-26
-24
-24
-23
-21
-16
-12
-19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
450
400
350
400
450
450
450
500
500
1100
1150
650
1200
550
5400
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
11:40
11:47
11:52
12:00
12:07
Sunset
3:30
3:25
3:18
3:11
3:04
2:56

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Fri 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.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 170).
0.1 km
Low: broken
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
Fog, depositing rime, sky visible.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
0.1 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: clear
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
32 km
Mid: few
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 70).
30 km
Mid: clear
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.
2 hours ago
-13° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseOrcadas
1530 km ENE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
26 km
Mid: overcast

* 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.