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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat morning, min -23°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun morning, min -22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5200
1300
450
450
450
400
400
400
450
450
500
600
550
500
500
km/h
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
NNW
50
N
45
W
35
W
35
WNW
25
WNW
15
NNE
30
N
30
NNE
15
SSE
10
NE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
4
19
18
19
14
2
2
2
 mm
max °C
-22
-20
-15
-15
-17
-14
-12
-13
-13
-13
-14
-16
-20
-21
-21
-20
-20
-20
min °C
-23
-21
-19
-17
-18
-14
-13
-13
-13
-14
-16
-21
-20
-22
-22
-20
-21
-21
 chill °C
-34
-32
-30
-30
-33
-25
-24
-24
-23
-22
-26
-32
-29
-22
-26
-28
-31
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:51
8:45
8:41
8:37
8:32
8:26
Sunset
6:22
6:27
6:30
6:35
6:38
6:43

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat morning, min -23°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun morning, min -22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun afternoon, calm by Sun 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
BaseSanMartin
243 km NNE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-31°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: clear
hy2b296E64S
759 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 230).
- km
hy2b297E64S
787 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 228).
- km
hy2b278E65S
823 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ESE
(30 kph at 122).
- km
hy2b286E63S
843 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 182).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-24°C
-
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: clear
hy2b278E64S
862 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 125).
- km
hy2b283E63S
865 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the S
(16 kph at 182).
- km
hy2b284E63S
866 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the S
(27 kph at 185).
- 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.