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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
650
450
450
500
550
600
550
550
550
550
4550
800
550
550
600
600
650
km/h
20
NNW
30
N
50
W
30
W
20
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
6
18
22
5
—
1
4
3
9
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-2
-3
-13
-12
-10
-7
-4
-3
-4
-4
-6
-4
-4
-6
-4
-3
-5
min °C
-12
-8
-11
-13
-12
-13
-8
-4
-4
-4
-5
-7
-6
-4
-6
-5
-4
-6
 chill °C
-20
-17
-23
-24
-20
-18
-13
-8
-9
-10
-9
-13
-11
-8
-10
-9
-8
-9
Freezing level m
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-10-15-19-16-14-12-10-10-10-9-9-10-10-9-9-8-7-13-7-10-17-14-13-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-12-5-7-13-12-12-8-4-4-4-5-7-5-4-6-5-4-6-11-4-4-10-11-11-6-2-1-2-3-6-3-2-5-3-2-6
Sunrise
6:54
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:31
—
—
Sunset
—
8:01
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). 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.
3 hours ago
-5°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 320).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: scattered
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
clear
-
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
-
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB263E67S
1167 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATB262E67S
1201 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB263E66S
1213 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 302).
- 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.