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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sat 09 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
40
N
20
WSW
30
W
15
W
5
W
5
NNE
10
NE
20
N
35
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
50
NNW
30
N
35
W
20
W
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
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6
4
3
2
7
8
6
1
max °C
-9
-11
-14
-16
-17
-17
-15
-14
-14
-14
-13
-11
-13
-14
-18
-19
-19
-20
-20
min °C
-10
-13
-16
-18
-17
-17
-17
-14
-15
-16
-13
-12
-13
-17
-19
-19
-19
-20
-21
-20
-23
-26
-25
-22
-22
-22
-23
-26
-27
-24
-25
-26
-30
-28
-26
-28
-30
-29
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
450
500
500
500
550
500
550
500
1650
500
500
400
500
400
450
450
450
450
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Sunrise
11:22
11:27
11:33
11:40
11:47
11:52
Sunset
3:42
3:37
3:30
3:25
3:18
3:11

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW 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.
3 hours ago
3° C
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Light snow.
78
Severe gales from the NNW
(78 kph at 330).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 320).
26 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 20).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Captain Arturo Prat Base
954 km NNE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
41
Strong winds from the NNE
(41 kph at 20).
26 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
rain showers
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
2.5 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
52
Near gales from the N
(52 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
Mist
81
Severe gales from the N
(81 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
King Sejong
1003 km NNE
64m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
54
Near gales from the N
(54 kph at 0).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.

* 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.