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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -15°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
550
600
850
550
600
550
550
550
500
550
550
km/h
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
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Snowflake cm
10
1
 mm
max °C
-17
-14
-7
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-5
-11
-13
-15
-14
-14
-12
-9
-7
-4
min °C
-18
-15
-12
-7
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-12
-15
-15
-14
-15
-14
-10
-8
-6
 chill °C
-27
-23
-18
-13
-14
-14
-15
-14
-15
-19
-22
-22
-21
-21
-20
-15
-12
-9
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-15-12-10-11-12-12-12-13-15-15-16-15-14-11-8-7-4-17-15-10-8-9-10-10-10-10-13-14-14-14-14-12-8-7-3-18-15-10-7-8-8-9-8-7-12-14-15-14-15-13-10-8-5-18-15-9-6-6-6-7-7-5-10-14-16-15-14-14-11-9-7
Sunrise
9:52
9:47
9:42
9:37
9:33
9:27
Sunset
5:29
5:32
5:37
5:40
5:45
5:50

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -15°C on Mon 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.
1 hour ago
-10° C
moderate snow
Snow
Wind obs. (28 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 180).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-20° C
Fog, sky visible, becoming thicker.
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 180).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 230).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
Captain Arturo Prat Base
954 km NNE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
State of sky unchanged.
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
State of sky unchanged.
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 270).
4.0 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.
ASCATC260E67S
1287 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 311).
- 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.