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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Wed 22 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed night, min -24°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu night, moderate winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
450
500
500
450
500
550
4300
700
550
650
550
550
500
550
500
450
km/h
50
SW
50
WSW
50
WSW
65
W
45
WSW
45
W
50
W
30
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
45
W
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Snowflake cm
5
6
6
25
1
5
2
5
19
 mm
max °C
-14
-15
-15
-15
-18
-18
-18
-22
-20
-18
-20
-19
-17
-15
-14
-14
-17
-17
-18
min °C
-15
-15
-15
-18
-18
-18
-24
-22
-21
-19
-20
-20
-19
-16
-15
-16
-17
-18
-21
 chill °C
-29
-28
-29
-33
-32
-32
-41
-36
-32
-29
-29
-31
-28
-24
-24
-28
-30
-31
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
12:40
12:30
12:22
12:15
12:07
12:02
Sunset
2:47
2:56
3:03
3:11
3:18
3:26

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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 night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed night, min -24°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu night, moderate winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Tue 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
ASCATB292E66S
516 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
67
Gales from the SW
(67 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATB293E66S
528 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the SW
(66 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATB291E65S
622 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the SSW
(62 kph at 213).
- km
ASCATB289E65S
629 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATB292E65S
631 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SW
(60 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATB290E65S
632 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATB293E65S
640 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
69
Gales from the SW
(69 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATB288E65S
640 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SW
(58 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB287E65S
642 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATB294E65S
647 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the SW
(62 kph at 223).
- 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.