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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
450
500
1150
450
500
550
700
550
750
550
500
450
550
450
450
450
450
km/h
45
W
40
W
30
WNW
35
W
40
W
20
W
30
WNW
35
W
15
NW
15
N
55
N
45
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
W
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Snowflake cm
14
6
13
19
12
3
13
2
—
—
1
2
—
10
1
4
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-6
-8
-10
-10
-10
-6
-3
-4
-4
-6
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-9
min °C
-7
-8
-9
-10
-11
-10
-8
-5
-5
-5
-8
-7
-7
-8
-8
-9
-11
 chill °C
-18
-18
-19
-20
-22
-17
-17
-14
-10
-12
-20
-17
-15
-16
-14
-17
-16
Freezing level m
600
50
150
250
0
0
0
650
0
350
0
150
350
0
150
150
0
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Sunrise
—
—
4:41
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:26
—
—
4:20
—
—
Sunset
—
9:58
—
—
10:02
—
—
10:07
—
—
10:14
—
—
10:19
—
—
10:24

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu 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
2°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
56
Near gales from the NW
(56 kph at 320).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
12°C
-
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
clear
Mist -.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 280).
2.5 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
Mist
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 290).
2.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseBelgranoII
1335 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 20).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
1530 km ENE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.