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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
500
450
500
500
600
550
500
500
500
500
500
450
450
500
500
500
km/h
40
N
60
N
45
N
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
30
N
10
NW
30
W
25
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
15
W
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Snowflake cm
2
2
7
6
2
1
—
1
2
4
3
7
9
9
6
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-6
-6
-10
-11
-14
-14
-14
-10
-11
-10
-9
-10
-12
-12
-13
-11
-10
min °C
-8
-6
-8
-11
-12
-15
-15
-15
-13
-11
-10
-10
-13
-13
-13
-14
-12
-11
 chill °C
-18
-17
-13
-17
-20
-23
-22
-26
-23
-20
-18
-18
-24
-23
-23
-25
-22
-19
Freezing level m
0
250
200
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-6-7-11-12-15-15-15-12-11-10-10-12-13-13-14-12-11-6-4-4-7-8-11-12-13-9-7-7-6-7-8-9-11-9-10-3-1-2-4-5-9-10-10-6-4-4-3-4-5-7-8-6-9-1221-1-7-8-7-4-1-1-10-1-4-5-4-8
Sunrise
5:18
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:03
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:52
—
—
Sunset
—
—
9:29
—
—
9:34
—
—
9:37
—
—
9:43
—
—
9:47
—
—
9:52

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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 well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
2 hours ago
3°C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
26 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB284E68S
354 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNE
(42 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATB283E69S
362 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNE
(42 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATC284E68S
364 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNE
(40 kph at 19).
- km
ASCATC283E69S
368 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNE
(41 kph at 23).
- km
ASCATC283E68S
372 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNE
(42 kph at 21).
- km
ASCATB283E68S
378 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNE
(41 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATC282E69S
397 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNE
(40 kph at 19).
- km
ASCATC282E68S
404 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNE
(41 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATC285E67S
406 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNE
(43 kph at 17).
- 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.