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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Tue night).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
500
450
450
450
400
500
500
550
2150
600
550
550
550
550
600
550
500
km/h
20
NNW
35
WNW
20
W
15
N
10
WSW
35
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
30
N
15
NNW
25
N
35
N
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Snowflake cm
1
14
—
—
12
7
1
—
1
—
2
3
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-10
-11
-12
-11
-12
-12
-11
-11
-10
-8
-8
-7
-6
-5
-5
-5
min °C
-12
-11
-11
-12
-13
-13
-12
-12
-11
-10
-10
-8
-7
-8
-6
-5
-6
 chill °C
-20
-21
-20
-20
-26
-24
-21
-20
-19
-18
-17
-14
-11
-16
-12
-12
-14
Freezing level m
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-11-11-12-12-13-12-12-11-10-9-8-7-7-6-5-6-9-7-8-8-8-9-9-9-8-7-7-6-5-6-4-3-3-6-4-5-5-5-5-6-7-5-4-6-5-3-5-3-1-2-3-1-3-2-2-2-2-6-2-1-4-3-2-4-211
Sunrise
—
—
6:01
—
—
5:56
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:48
—
—
5:43
—
—
Sunset
8:44
—
—
8:47
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:57
—
—
—
9:00
—
—
9:06

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Tue night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Athelstan at the specific elevation of 1615 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
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 290).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
-
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 290).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC267E69S
944 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATC267E68S
957 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATC266E69S
977 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 18).
- km
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 260).
10.0 km
High: overcast
ASCATC266E68S
1005 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 6).
- km
ASCATC265E69S
1005 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 20).
- km
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATC267E67S
1006 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NNW
(59 kph at 337).
- 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.