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Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 08 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon morning, min -22°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Thu morning).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
550
1950
500
500
500
500
500
500
550
550
550
600
500
2000
500
500
500
km/h
45
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
NNE
20
NW
40
W
40
W
45
W
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Snowflake cm
4
5
8
12
3
2
3
5
16
10
19
 mm
max °C
-21
-16
-15
-14
-13
-12
-12
-12
-13
-14
-11
-10
-9
-10
-12
-14
-14
min °C
-22
-19
-15
-14
-13
-12
-12
-12
-13
-14
-13
-10
-9
-12
-12
-14
-15
 chill °C
-38
-32
-24
-24
-22
-21
-21
-20
-22
-25
-22
-15
-14
-22
-23
-26
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:52
10:47
10:41
10:37
10:32
Sunset
4:28
4:32
4:37
4:43
4:47
4:52

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon morning, min -22°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Thu 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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-
67
Gales from the SSW
(67 kph at 210).
5.0 km
Low: 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
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: broken
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
1700 km N
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
1700 km N
14m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Light snow.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1715 km N
204m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
light snow
Light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1828 km N
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 160).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Punta Arenas Unidad Aeropolicial
1898 km N
61m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (40 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Instituto de la Patagonia (Jorge Schytte)
1900 km N
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.

* 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.