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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Mon 04 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
night
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PM
night
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PM
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night
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
km/h
5
SSW
5
N
20
N
20
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
15
N
45
N
50
N
75
N
65
N
65
N
50
N
10
WNW
20
W
15
W
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1
6
1
2
10
10
7
1
2
2
max °C
-9
-10
-12
-12
-12
-12
-9
-9
-8
-8
-9
-10
-10
-9
-9
-9
-10
-12
-14
min °C
-10
-11
-13
-14
-12
-12
-11
-9
-9
-10
-10
-11
-11
-10
-10
-10
-10
-13
-16
-10
-16
-22
-23
-18
-20
-18
-16
-14
-21
-21
-24
-25
-23
-23
-19
-14
-22
-24
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5400
550
700
600
650
600
600
600
550
550
550
500
500
500
500
500
550
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Sunrise
10:53
10:59
11:04
11:10
11:15
11:22
Sunset
4:10
4:06
4:00
3:55
3:48
3:42

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Fri night, light winds from the WNW 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
242 km NNE
7m alt.
49 minutes ago
-8° C
-
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: clear
SHIP3068
300 km N
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
hy2c294E64S
705 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 195).
- km
hy2c296E64S
734 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 198).
- km
hy2c293E64S
736 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 205).
- km
SHIP6616
301 km N
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
SHIP2404
301 km N
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
SHIP9160
301 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3333
301 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP8550
301 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- 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.