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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, near gales from the N by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
500
450
500
1350
500
500
550
500
500
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
km/h
30
WNW
35
W
45
WSW
20
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
15
WNW
10
N
50
N
60
N
40
N
25
N
20
N
25
N
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
NNW
5
SE
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Snowflake cm
13
16
9
8
14
6
—
—
—
1
1
1
—
—
5
4
3
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-10
-10
-10
-5
-3
-4
-4
-5
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-10
-15
-17
min °C
-9
-10
-11
-12
-8
-5
-5
-5
-7
-7
-8
-9
-8
-8
-9
-13
-17
-18
 chill °C
-19
-20
-22
-20
-17
-14
-10
-11
-18
-19
-16
-16
-16
-16
-13
-17
-22
-22
Freezing level m
300
200
0
0
0
600
50
350
100
250
250
100
100
100
150
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-10-11-11-7-4-5-5-6-7-8-9-8-8-9-12-16-18-5-6-8-9-5-2-3-3-4-5-5-6-6-6-5-9-13-14-2-2-5-7-31-1-1-2-2-2-3-3-2-3-6-9-1221-3-4-13111221111-2-5-10
Sunrise
4:41
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:26
—
—
4:20
—
—
4:13
—
—
Sunset
—
—
10:02
—
—
10:07
—
—
10:14
—
—
10:19
—
—
10:24
—
—
10:30

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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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, near gales from the N by Tue night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Wed morning, calm by Fri 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
BaseSanMartin
243 km NNE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
moderate rain
Moderate to heavy rain and snow.
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 340).
26 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c289E67S
378 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NW
(38 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATB300E69S
386 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 294).
- km
hy2c287E67S
394 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATB301E69S
411 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 289).
- km
hy2c290E67S
411 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NW
(34 kph at 320).
- km
hy2c288E67S
417 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 318).
- km
hy2c290E66S
444 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 318).
- km
hy2c286E67S
445 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 318).
- km
hy2c289E66S
449 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 318).
- 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.