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Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Mon 10 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri afternoon, min -22°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
500
500
550
550
550
550
550
500
500
500
500
500
450
450
500
500
km/h
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
W
40
W
40
W
30
W
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Snowflake cm
5
1
2
12
19
9
12
10
6
1
 mm
max °C
-12
-12
-13
-12
-12
-11
-10
-12
-12
-13
-13
-12
-13
-19
-18
-18
min °C
-12
-13
-13
-13
-12
-11
-11
-12
-13
-14
-13
-12
-17
-20
-19
-20
 chill °C
-19
-21
-22
-22
-19
-17
-18
-20
-25
-26
-23
-22
-29
-34
-33
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
10:41
10:37
10:32
10:26
10:22
Sunset
4:43
4:47
4:52
4:57
5:01

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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. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri afternoon, min -22°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

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
-22° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 200).
6.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 120).
9.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Puerto Williams
1700 km N
14m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1715 km N
204m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Rio Grande Airport
1828 km N
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
1915 km N
215m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Rio Gallegos Airport
2067 km N
215m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 260).
0.0 km
2068 km N
67m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mount Pleasant Airport
2119 km NNE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
light rain
Drizzle
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 260).
4.0 km
Low: broken
Aeropuerto Internacional de El Calafate Airport
2221 km N
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered

* 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.