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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon afternoon, min -22°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
400
500
500
650
450
450
500
550
8200
600
550
550
550
550
550
550
600
km/h
95
W
75
WSW
40
WSW
30
WNW
50
NW
60
W
70
WSW
35
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
20
W
30
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
0
SSE
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
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Snowflake cm
13
5
1
6
26
43
3
—
—
—
3
11
4
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-16
-22
-16
-14
-9
-10
-19
-15
-12
-12
-10
-9
-9
-9
-7
-7
-8
-10
min °C
-22
-22
-20
-15
-12
-18
-20
-17
-14
-13
-12
-10
-9
-9
-10
-7
-9
-10
 chill °C
-40
-41
-36
-26
-24
-35
-37
-30
-23
-23
-21
-19
-18
-17
-14
-7
-13
-13
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-19-22-18-15-11-14-20-16-13-13-11-10-9-9-9-7-9-10-14-18-16-13-9-10-17-15-13-12-9-7-6-6-7-5-6-8-11-14-14-12-6-7-14-13-13-10-8-5-3-4-6-5-5-7-8-11-13-11-5-4-10-12-13-10-7-3-1-1-6-4-3-6
Sunrise
6:58
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:35
—
—
Sunset
—
7:58
—
—
8:01
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:19
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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon afternoon, min -22°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, calm by Thu 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.
43 minutes ago
-5°C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 340).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB295E65S
593 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB296E64S
706 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 289).
- km
hy2b297E64S
756 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB297E64S
759 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the W
(29 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB297E63S
791 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
835 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the W
(60 kph at 264).
- km
hy2b277E65S
852 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 278).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
43 minutes ago
-5°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.