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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 19 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri morning, min -22°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
km/h
10
WNW
25
NNW
25
WNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
25
W
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
40
WSW
25
W
15
N
15
N
20
WSW
35
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
24
7
6
6
2
2
max °C
-12
-10
-5
-4
-3
-3
-8
-10
-11
-13
-15
-15
-15
-13
-13
-20
-20
-14
min °C
-13
-11
-8
-5
-3
-6
-9
-11
-12
-14
-16
-17
-15
-14
-18
-22
-21
-18
-18
-20
-16
-13
-11
-13
-16
-19
-21
-25
-29
-29
-23
-22
-31
-35
-33
-27
0
0
0
0
0
750
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
2150
500
500
450
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
1600
450
400
450
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
12:23
12:33
12:45
12:59
12:00
12:00
Sunset
2:41
2:32
2:21
2:07
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 Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri morning, min -22°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

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.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC283E70S
311 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the NE
(61 kph at 38).
- km
ASCATC283E69S
321 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NE
(60 kph at 34).
- km
ASCATC282E70S
337 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the NE
(63 kph at 34).
- km
ASCATB282E70S
343 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the NE
(63 kph at 38).
- km
ASCATB282E71S
355 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the ENE
(62 kph at 57).
- km
ASCATC282E69S
356 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NNE
(56 kph at 23).
- km
ASCATC282E71S
360 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the ENE
(61 kph at 61).
- km
ASCATB282E69S
361 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NNE
(57 kph at 31).
- km
ASCATB281E71S
366 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the ENE
(63 kph at 57).
- 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.