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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, gales from the N by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
550
500
500
450
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
550
600
450
500
500
km/h
10
NW
40
N
60
N
50
N
10
WSW
20
W
20
W
10
WNW
30
N
30
W
20
WNW
35
W
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
40
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
2
8
6
2
2
—
1
13
—
7
12
8
4
9
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-7
-5
-5
-9
-12
-13
-14
-14
-10
-10
-9
-10
-11
-12
-12
min °C
-10
-9
-6
-8
-11
-12
-15
-14
-14
-12
-10
-9
-11
-12
-12
-14
 chill °C
-20
-20
-17
-16
-18
-20
-24
-21
-25
-23
-18
-19
-20
-21
-22
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
250
200
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-6-7-10-12-14-14-14-11-10-9-11-12-12-13-7-6-4-5-7-8-11-11-12-8-8-6-6-8-8-10-5-4-2-2-3-4-8-9-9-6-5-3-4-4-4-7-3-1221-1-6-7-6-3-30-1-1-1-4
Sunrise
—
5:18
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:03
—
—
4:56
—
—
Sunset
—
—
—
9:29
—
—
9:34
—
—
9:37
—
—
9:43
—
—
9:47

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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, gales from the N by Sun night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Fri 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
1°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB287E67S
425 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 42).
- km
ASCATB286E67S
460 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 25).
- km
ASCATB285E67S
464 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 30).
- km
ASCATB286E66S
557 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 0).
- km
ASCATB285E66S
563 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the N
(27 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATB288E65S
640 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the N
(25 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATB287E65S
642 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 356).
- km
ASCATB286E65S
660 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the N
(27 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATB285E65S
666 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 2).
- 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.