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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -27°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
350
400
450
450
500
500
500
400
500
450
500
500
1550
500
450
km/h
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
NNW
30
N
25
N
25
WSW
20
NNW
35
W
20
W
15
N
15
N
15
W
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Snowflake cm
9
2
7
18
2
16
5
1
4
6
11
 mm
max °C
-12
-21
-22
-25
-26
-25
-21
-18
-13
-15
-9
-14
-14
-15
-10
-4
min °C
-21
-21
-23
-27
-27
-25
-24
-20
-13
-18
-14
-15
-16
-15
-13
-7
 chill °C
-32
-31
-33
-38
-38
-34
-29
-33
-22
-29
-23
-25
-26
-23
-21
-11
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:13
7:07
7:03
6:58
6:54
Sunset
7:45
7:50
7:53
7:58
8:01

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -27°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Sun 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
BaseSanMartin
243 km NNE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-6°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 340).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB294E65S
625 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB295E65S
653 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB295E64S
697 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB296E64S
738 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 246).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
1 hour ago
-11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (44 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-11°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: few
ASCATB288E63S
857 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB287E63S
869 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB286E63S
871 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 262).
- 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.