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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Wed 05 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
600
550
500
500
500
550
550
2050
500
500
500
500
500
500
km/h
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
40
W
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
7
12
13
4
6
4
 mm
max °C
-13
-13
-13
-13
-14
-14
-16
-18
-19
-19
-17
-12
-10
-9
-9
-9
-11
-11
min °C
-13
-14
-14
-14
-14
-15
-17
-19
-20
-20
-18
-16
-11
-10
-9
-10
-11
-11
 chill °C
-19
-21
-21
-19
-19
-23
-26
-28
-31
-34
-30
-27
-21
-20
-19
-21
-22
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-14-14-14-14-15-17-19-20-20-18-14-11-10-9-10-11-11-12-12-13-13-12-13-15-16-17-18-17-13-10-7-6-6-8-8-13-12-13-13-12-12-14-14-16-18-17-14-10-6-4-4-5-5-13-11-13-13-12-11-13-12-14-17-16-13-9-4-1-1-2-2
Sunrise
11:14
11:07
11:03
10:57
10:52
10:47
Sunset
4:13
4:17
4:22
4:28
4:32
4:37

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Sun 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
ASCATC282E65S
674 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the E
(40 kph at 88).
- km
ASCATC286E64S
705 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the E
(36 kph at 97).
- km
ASCATC281E65S
708 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the E
(41 kph at 98).
- km
ASCATC272E72S
711 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNE
(41 kph at 24).
- km
ASCATC285E64S
720 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the E
(36 kph at 94).
- km
ASCATC278E66S
742 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the E
(36 kph at 97).
- km
ASCATC282E64S
748 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the E
(41 kph at 94).
- km
ASCATC279E65S
755 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the E
(38 kph at 97).
- km
ASCATC277E66S
755 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the E
(34 kph at 90).
- km
ASCATC278E65S
762 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 91).
- 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.