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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue night, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sat morning, calm by Sun night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
600
550
650
500
500
500
600
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
550
500
500
500
km/h
35
N
35
N
35
N
65
N
30
NNW
15
NW
30
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
35
NNW
45
NNW
25
W
10
N
30
N
40
N
5
NW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
2
—
—
3
—
5
—
3
4
5
4
—
2
1
8
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-6
-5
-6
-7
-8
-10
-10
-8
-8
-7
-6
-7
-8
-9
-10
-8
-8
min °C
-6
-7
-6
-7
-8
-9
-10
-10
-10
-8
-8
-7
-7
-9
-10
-11
-9
-10
 chill °C
-15
-16
-15
-19
-17
-15
-20
-17
-18
-15
-17
-16
-17
-17
-18
-21
-20
-16
Freezing level m
0
200
50
150
350
0
0
50
0
50
300
100
100
350
0
0
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-7-6-7-8-9-10-10-9-8-8-7-7-9-10-11-9-9-4-4-4-4-5-6-6-7-6-5-5-4-5-5-6-8-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-4-5-3-30112200-1-111122-2-20-1
Sunrise
5:43
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:18
—
—
Sunset
—
—
9:06
—
—
9:09
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:19
—
—
9:23
—
—
9:29

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue night, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sat morning, calm by Sun 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.
2 hours ago
-2°C
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
70
Gales from the NNW
(70 kph at 330).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
-
61
Near gales from the NW
(61 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC268E70S
882 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NNE
(25 kph at 20).
- km
BaseBernardoO higgins
910 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 300).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC267E70S
918 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 32).
- km
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC267E69S
930 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NNE
(25 kph at 24).
- km
Captain Arturo Prat Base
954 km NNE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
Mist
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 300).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC266E69S
965 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NNE
(25 kph at 23).
- 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.