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Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -18°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
500
1150
500
550
500
500
550
600
1500
km/h
10
SW
15
SSE
5
S
0
WSW
5
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
30
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
4
 mm
max °C
-15
-12
-11
-10
-9
-8
-10
-13
-15
-16
-15
-15
-16
-16
-14
-11
min °C
-17
-14
-11
-10
-10
-8
-13
-14
-16
-17
-16
-15
-18
-17
-15
-13
 chill °C
-24
-22
-11
-10
-14
-13
-19
-20
-24
-25
-24
-22
-29
-27
-24
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-13-11-10-10-8-12-14-16-17-16-15-17-17-15-12-15-12-11-9-8-5-9-12-13-15-14-13-14-15-14-11-14-13-12-10-8-5-8-10-11-14-15-12-13-15-14-10-14-14-13-11-8-6-8-9-9-13-15-11-10-15-14-9
Sunrise
10:11
10:07
10:02
9:56
9:52
Sunset
5:10
5:15
5:20
5:23
5:29

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -18°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
BaseSanMartin
243 km NNE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
Mist
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 320).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: clear
Captain Arturo Prat Base
954 km NNE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 300).
26 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
Fog
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 330).
0.3 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 330).
0.3 km
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseBelgranoII
1335 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
39
Strong winds from the NNE
(39 kph at 20).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.