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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Fri night, moderate winds from the W by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, gales from the N by Wed night).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
500
650
450
500
550
2350
550
550
550
500
500
500
400
km/h
45
WNW
35
NW
40
W
35
W
30
NNW
35
W
40
W
25
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
40
N
40
N
30
NNW
65
N
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
17
10
14
4
9
13
22
—
1
7
—
—
2
—
2
11
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-6
-5
-7
-8
-10
-10
-9
-8
-4
-4
-4
-5
-8
-7
-7
min °C
-9
-6
-7
-9
-9
-10
-12
-9
-8
-6
-4
-4
-8
-8
-7
-8
 chill °C
-18
-15
-18
-17
-18
-20
-23
-18
-16
-14
-10
-10
-19
-18
-16
-20
Freezing level m
0
200
650
0
0
250
0
0
0
0
400
550
0
0
200
0
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Sunrise
—
4:47
—
—
4:41
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:26
—
—
Sunset
—
—
—
9:58
—
—
10:02
—
—
10:07
—
—
10:14
—
—
10:19

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Fri night, moderate winds from the W by Mon morning).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, gales from the N by Wed 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
-
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 320).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Puerto Williams
1700 km N
14m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1715 km N
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
ASCATC318E59S
1818 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 185).
- km
Rio Grande Airport
1828 km N
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 350).
0.0 km
Mid: few
ASCATC319E59S
1869 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the S
(36 kph at 171).
- km
ASCATC320E59S
1877 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 168).
- km
1915 km N
215m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
0.0 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.