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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sun 17 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
km/h
5
SSE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
NNW
30
WNW
25
NW
40
NNW
35
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
30
W
40
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
23
3
3
6
7
2
1
7
max °C
-18
-17
-15
-16
-16
-14
-11
-9
-4
-2
-2
-2
-6
-10
-13
-14
-14
-17
min °C
-19
-18
-17
-16
-16
-16
-13
-9
-7
-4
-3
-5
-8
-12
-14
-14
-16
-19
-23
-24
-23
-23
-22
-22
-19
-15
-16
-11
-12
-12
-16
-21
-23
-20
-28
-33
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
700
450
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
500
1200
550
750
550
1650
550
550
500
500
450
450
500
450
2300
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-19-18-16-16-16-15-12-9-6-3-3-4-7-11-14-14-15-18-17-17-14-15-15-15-12-10-7-3-2-2-4-8-11-11-11-15-17-16-14-14-15-15-13-11-7-4-11-1-6-10-10-9-12-17-16-14-14-14-15-13-12-9-4-132-3-9-10-7-9
Sunrise
12:07
12:15
12:23
12:33
12:45
12:59
Sunset
2:56
2:48
2:41
2:32
2:21
2:07

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri 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
hy2b291E68S
205 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 182).
- km
hy2b285E69S
230 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 235).
- km
hy2b288E68S
232 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SW
(27 kph at 232).
- km
hy2b290E68S
234 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 248).
- km
hy2b286E69S
236 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 228).
- km
hy2b287E68S
250 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 238).
- km
hy2b289E68S
265 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SW
(25 kph at 232).
- km
hy2b284E69S
280 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WSW
(23 kph at 242).
- km
hy2b286E68S
294 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 240).
- km
hy2b283E70S
309 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the WSW
(18 kph at 258).
- 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.