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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
450
500
550
4450
600
550
550
550
550
5300
2300
700
550
550
550
550
km/h
90
W
75
WSW
40
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
W
35
W
25
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
28
4
—
1
8
5
15
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-19
-15
-13
-11
-9
-9
-10
-8
-8
-10
-9
-9
-10
-10
-8
min °C
-20
-20
-16
-15
-12
-10
-10
-11
-9
-9
-10
-10
-9
-10
-10
-9
 chill °C
-38
-38
-29
-24
-22
-19
-20
-20
-15
-16
-17
-16
-14
-16
-16
-14
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-20-16-14-12-10-10-11-9-9-10-10-9-10-10-9-11-18-14-13-9-7-6-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-14-13-12-7-4-3-5-6-7-6-5-6-5-5-7-4-11-11-11-6-2-1-2-4-7-4-3-5-3-2-6
Sunrise
—
6:50
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:31
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
ASCATB289E68S
205 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 281).
- km
BaseSanMartin
243 km NNE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
74
Gales from the NW
(74 kph at 320).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB295E65S
613 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATC295E65S
615 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATC296E64S
775 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATB296E64S
781 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATC298E64S
784 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB297E64S
787 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATC297E64S
792 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATC296E63S
802 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 266).
- 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.