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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, near gales from the N by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1400
500
500
500
500
500
450
450
450
400
400
400
450
500
500
500
5650
500
km/h
20
NW
35
W
35
W
15
W
15
NNE
40
N
40
N
55
N
45
N
40
N
10
E
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
12
15
7
—
—
—
—
3
6
—
4
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-5
-4
-5
-5
-6
-6
-7
-8
-7
-7
-8
-13
-16
-17
-16
-16
-15
min °C
-11
-6
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-8
-8
-7
-8
-10
-14
-16
-17
-17
-16
-16
 chill °C
-19
-15
-14
-10
-11
-15
-16
-19
-19
-17
-8
-17
-21
-25
-28
-27
-26
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
700
650
400
200
400
250
100
200
450
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-6-5-5-5-6-6-8-8-7-8-9-14-16-17-17-16-16-8-4-2-3-3-4-4-6-5-4-5-6-12-14-14-14-12-13-7-111-1-20-3-2-2-1-3-9-11-12-11-10-12-423321311230-6-8-10-8-7-10
Sunrise
4:35
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:26
—
—
4:20
—
—
4:13
—
—
4:09
—
—
Sunset
—
—
10:07
—
—
10:14
—
—
10:19
—
—
10:24
—
—
10:30
—
—
10:36

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, near gales from the N by Wed afternoon).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 280).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: scattered
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
36 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATC260E71S
1156 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATC260E70S
1159 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 353).
- km
ASCATC260E69S
1191 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the N
(45 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATC259E71S
1192 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 356).
- km
ASCATC259E70S
1196 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the N
(34 kph at 356).
- 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.