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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed afternoon, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon night, min -25°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun morning, moderate winds from the W by Mon morning).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
400
400
350
400
400
450
500
500
2400
450
400
450
400
450
500
550
1350
450
km/h
45
WSW
35
W
35
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WNW
45
NW
45
NW
45
W
65
W
60
W
50
WSW
30
WSW
30
NNW
35
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
5
8
4
7
15
3
14
7
1
6
24
 mm
max °C
-20
-19
-19
-25
-26
-26
-28
-25
-21
-19
-17
-22
-18
-24
-20
-18
-18
-12
min °C
-21
-20
-24
-26
-27
-29
-29
-27
-23
-20
-20
-25
-24
-25
-24
-19
-19
-15
 chill °C
-36
-34
-38
-35
-37
-44
-43
-40
-35
-35
-36
-43
-42
-43
-39
-31
-32
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-20-22-26-27-28-29-26-22-20-19-24-21-25-22-19-19-14-18-16-18-23-24-27-29-26-22-20-16-21-17-20-21-18-18-12-15-13-15-20-21-25-27-24-23-20-14-19-14-17-19-17-17-11-12-10-13-17-19-24-25-23-23-19-11-17-11-13-17-15-15-9
Sunrise
7:18
7:13
7:07
7:03
6:58
6:54
Sunset
7:42
7:45
7:50
7:53
7:58
8:01

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed afternoon, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon night, min -25°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun morning, moderate winds from the W by Mon 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
243 km NNE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 340).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
moderate snow
Snow grains.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-20°C
moderate snow
Snow
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 230).
2.5 km
Mid: overcast
Captain Arturo Prat Base
954 km NNE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 100).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
43
Strong winds from the E
(43 kph at 90).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
1335 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-34°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 140).
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.