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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 26 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the W by Sun night).

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
km/h
10
WSW
10
WNW
35
NNW
30
NW
35
WNW
30
WSW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
15
WSW
15
WSW
40
NNW
30
W
35
WNW
60
W
25
W
45
WNW
70
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
7
4
10
8
2
13
1
9
28
2
14
19
max °C
-10
-9
-7
-6
-6
-7
-8
-8
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-12
-12
-12
-11
-14
min °C
-10
-10
-9
-7
-7
-9
-8
-9
-10
-11
-10
-10
-12
-13
-13
-12
-11
-16
-14
-15
-18
-16
-16
-18
-13
-15
-16
-19
-17
-18
-21
-26
-26
-22
-22
-30
0
0
0
0
400
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
700
600
500
500
550
550
550
500
500
500
550
500
500
500
550
450
500
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the W 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
-1° C
Mist
Wind obs. (7 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
32 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC269E70S
836 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATC269E69S
848 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 331).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
clear
Mist -.
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 180).
5.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
Fog, depositing rime, sky visible.
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 180).
0.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC268E71S
858 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NNW
(57 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATC268E70S
859 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNW
(58 kph at 335).
- km
ASCATB268E70S
870 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNW
(58 kph at 345).
- km
ASCATB268E69S
884 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATC268E69S
885 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNW
(47 kph at 331).
- 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.