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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 23 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu afternoon, min -21°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu night, moderate winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun afternoon, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
500
500
500
550
500
450
500
500
5150
2350
700
500
km/h
55
WSW
70
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
50
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
45
W
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
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Snowflake cm
11
21
1
2
3
4
2
 mm
max °C
-15
-16
-18
-18
-18
-20
-17
-16
-16
-17
-21
-22
-20
-18
-18
-19
-21
min °C
-15
-18
-18
-18
-21
-21
-18
-19
-18
-19
-23
-23
-22
-19
-19
-20
-24
 chill °C
-29
-32
-31
-32
-36
-33
-28
-31
-30
-33
-36
-37
-35
-31
-30
-32
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
12:30
12:22
12:15
12:07
12:02
Sunset
2:47
2:56
3:03
3:11
3:18
3:26

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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. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu afternoon, min -21°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu night, moderate winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun afternoon, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon 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
-
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 230).
0.0 km
ASCATC270E66S
990 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 261).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
45 minutes 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
-3° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
45 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATC269E66S
1009 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATC268E66S
1020 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATC270E65S
1023 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATC269E65S
1064 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the W
(29 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATC268E65S
1074 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 273).
- 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.