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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon morning, min -28°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri afternoon, min -21°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, near gales from the W by Fri night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
450
400
450
500
550
1450
1650
500
4850
5550
1850
500
500
500
500
500
km/h
25
NNW
10
NW
30
NNE
15
SSE
15
ESE
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
40
N
50
NW
45
W
35
W
25
W
30
NW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
3
13
27
10
3
10
 mm
max °C
-21
-26
-28
-26
-25
-25
-26
-24
-22
-20
-18
-15
-17
-12
-13
-14
-12
-13
min °C
-23
-26
-28
-27
-25
-27
-26
-25
-24
-21
-19
-17
-17
-13
-14
-15
-13
-15
 chill °C
-33
-35
-42
-38
-36
-35
-34
-35
-35
-31
-28
-27
-30
-26
-27
-26
-23
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-26-28-27-25-26-26-25-23-21-19-16-17-13-14-15-13-14-21-25-26-24-22-24-24-23-22-21-19-17-19-13-10-11-9-10-17-23-24-22-21-23-24-23-23-20-19-18-20-13-7-8-6-8-14-21-23-20-20-23-23-23-24-21-19-19-21-14-5-5-4-5
Sunrise
9:04
9:00
8:55
8:51
8:45
8:41
Sunset
6:10
6:15
6:19
6:22
6:27
6:30

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon morning, min -28°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri afternoon, min -21°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, near gales from the W by Fri 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.
2 hours ago
-8°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 320).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
910 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Captain Arturo Prat Base
954 km NNE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
Mist
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 320).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
Fog, sky visible, thinning.
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 310).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 310).
0.2 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB269E65S
1063 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 249).
- 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.