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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Mon 03 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
600
600
600
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
500
550
550
650
700
km/h
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
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Snowflake cm
12
 mm
max °C
-13
-14
-13
-12
-13
-13
-14
-13
-12
-14
-16
-17
-18
-17
-13
-10
min °C
-14
-14
-14
-13
-13
-14
-14
-14
-13
-16
-17
-17
-19
-18
-15
-13
 chill °C
-21
-20
-20
-20
-19
-20
-21
-19
-18
-22
-26
-26
-31
-32
-27
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
11:18
11:14
11:07
11:03
10:57
Sunset
4:07
4:13
4:17
4:22
4:28

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun 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.
3 hours ago
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
3 hours 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.
3 hours ago
3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1715 km N
204m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Rio Grande Airport
1828 km N
102m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
clear
Drizzle
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 100).
6.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
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.