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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Mon 17 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 Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat afternoon, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
mod snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1350
550
500
500
550
550
600
550
550
km/h
0
NNW
5
SE
10
E
15
ENE
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
35
W
40
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
9
2
 mm
max °C
-10
-9
-8
-10
-14
-16
-16
-15
-15
-15
-18
-16
-12
-11
-10
-11
min °C
-10
-10
-9
-13
-15
-16
-17
-16
-15
-19
-19
-17
-15
-11
-11
-11
 chill °C
-10
-14
-16
-17
-22
-23
-25
-24
-24
-34
-33
-29
-25
-21
-21
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:07
10:02
9:56
9:52
9:47
Sunset
5:15
5:20
5:23
5:29
5:32

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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 Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat afternoon, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

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.
3 hours ago
-13° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
light snow
Light snow.
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 170).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-16° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 200).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c298E62S
924 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the ENE
(64 kph at 72).
- km
Captain Arturo Prat Base
954 km NNE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
56
Near gales from the ESE
(56 kph at 110).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c295E62S
981 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 68).
- km
hy2c296E62S
981 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the ENE
(23 kph at 72).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
0.3 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
74
Gales from the ESE
(74 kph at 110).
0.3 km
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
61
Near gales from the ESE
(61 kph at 110).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast

* 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.