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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Fri 22 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the N by Tue afternoon).

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
km/h
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
SW
5
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
15
W
15
WNW
40
N
55
N
45
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
6
1
11
7
3
6
max °C
-17
-16
-19
-18
-12
-11
-9
-7
-9
-9
-10
-9
-10
-9
-12
-12
-8
min °C
-17
-19
-19
-19
-16
-11
-9
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-12
-12
-11
-28
-33
-32
-31
-26
-19
-14
-18
-17
-17
-16
-17
-21
-20
-24
-22
-21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
600
500
500
550
550
550
500
500
500
750
450
500
500
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
2:07
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the N by Tue afternoon).

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.
1 hour ago
-2° C
Mist
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 190).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 200).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
light snow
Light snow.
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 240).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 250).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
hy2c305E61S
1247 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 232).
- km
hy2c304E60S
1273 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 230).
- 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.