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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
400
400
400
450
450
450
500
500
5150
1750
500
500
450
450
450
400
400
450
km/h
40
WNW
35
W
40
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
NNW
30
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
15
NNE
25
N
10
ENE
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Snowflake cm
15
18
17
2
2
2
1
2
2
 mm
max °C
-15
-13
-14
-20
-22
-22
-24
-22
-19
-19
-17
-16
-15
-15
-16
-18
-18
-16
min °C
-16
-14
-19
-21
-22
-24
-24
-23
-20
-20
-18
-16
-15
-16
-17
-19
-19
-17
 chill °C
-29
-26
-28
-31
-32
-33
-32
-33
-30
-31
-28
-24
-26
-23
-24
-30
-30
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:46
7:41
7:35
7:31
7:26
7:22
Sunset
7:19
7:22
7:25
7:30
7:34
7:37

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun night, calm by Tue 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
BaseSanMartin
243 km NNE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-6°C
moderate snow
Intermittent moderate snow.
Wind obs. (56 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
hy2b297E64S
752 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SW
(58 kph at 235).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-8°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 250).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBernardoO higgins
910 km NE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-10°C
State of sky unchanged.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-6°C
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: few
hy2b301E63S
934 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
70
Gales from the WSW
(70 kph at 242).
- km
hy2b302E63S
944 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
68
Gales from the WSW
(68 kph at 245).
- km
hy2b298E62S
952 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 242).
- km
Captain Arturo Prat Base
954 km NNE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-5°C
State of sky unchanged.
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: overcast

* 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.