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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 26 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun night, strong winds from the N by Tue morning).

Thu
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
10
NW
10
N
20
N
25
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
10
N
25
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
50
N
45
N
40
NNE
1
1
1
1
1
1
max °C
-12
-12
-13
-13
-12
-12
-11
-8
-9
-12
-8
-9
-10
-11
-11
-11
-9
min °C
-12
-13
-13
-13
-12
-12
-11
-11
-10
-12
-11
-9
-11
-13
-12
-11
-11
-16
-20
-19
-20
-18
-18
-19
-20
-20
-21
-17
-18
-22
-25
-24
-23
-22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
400
450
450
450
500
500
500
500
450
450
450
450
1450
1450
500
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:02
8:06
8:10
8:14
8:18
Sunset
7:23
7:20
7:15
7:10
7:06
7:00

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun morning).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun night, strong winds from the N by Tue 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
BaseSanMartin
243 km NNE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 230).
0.2 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-10° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 230).
0.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
43
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 200).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
58 minutes 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
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseBelgranoII
1335 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
1530 km ENE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
Slight to moderate duststorm, increasing in intensity.
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 20).
28 km
Mid: overcast
1700 km N
14m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 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.