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Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
550
600
500
550
km/h
30
W
35
W
40
W
25
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
20
SE
10
SE
5
S
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
3
13
 mm
max °C
-12
-11
-11
-16
-17
-16
-15
-13
-9
-5
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-9
-11
-12
min °C
-12
-12
-16
-16
-17
-17
-15
-14
-13
-7
-6
-6
-5
-5
-8
-10
-12
-15
 chill °C
-22
-23
-28
-27
-24
-22
-20
-20
-19
-11
-12
-12
-11
-10
-11
-15
-18
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
9:42
9:37
9:33
9:27
9:23
9:18
Sunset
5:37
5:40
5:45
5:50
5:53
5:58

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Fri night). 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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 300).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
49 minutes ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
39 minutes ago
-4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
49 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Puerto Williams
1700 km N
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1715 km N
204m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1828 km N
102m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
clear
Mist -.
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 290).
1.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
1915 km N
215m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Rio Gallegos Airport
2067 km N
215m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 10).
0.0 km
2068 km N
67m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 340).
0.0 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.