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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
500
500
550
550
550
550
500
500
500
550
500
450
500
500
500
500
650
450
km/h
15
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
NW
20
NNW
40
NNW
30
NNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
45
N
55
N
35
N
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
25
NNW
10
NW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
4
5
8
3
2
2
8
2
—
—
—
—
7
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-5
-5
-9
-11
-11
-12
-12
-10
min °C
-10
-10
-11
-10
-11
-11
-8
-7
-8
-7
-5
-8
-10
-11
-12
-12
-13
-12
 chill °C
-16
-18
-20
-17
-21
-22
-17
-14
-14
-17
-15
-14
-17
-18
-20
-20
-23
-22
Freezing level m
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
400
100
150
450
300
150
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-10-11-10-11-9-8-7-8-7-5-7-10-11-12-12-13-11-6-7-9-9-9-7-5-4-5-4-3-4-6-7-9-9-10-8-3-4-7-7-7-5-2-1-3-20-2-3-4-7-6-7-50-1-6-6-6-31311221-1-5-4-4-2
Sunrise
5:33
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:07
—
—
Sunset
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:19
—
—
9:23
—
—
9:29
—
—
9:34
—
—
9:37

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue 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
ASCATB285E67S
471 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 323).
- km
hy2b285E66S
482 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATB285E66S
487 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NW
(34 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATB281E68S
489 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WNW
(21 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB280E68S
492 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WNW
(21 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB281E67S
511 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB284E66S
515 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATB279E68S
516 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WNW
(21 kph at 286).
- km
hy2b284E66S
519 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATB278E69S
525 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 295).
- 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.