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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon night, near gales from the N by Tue night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
500
550
450
450
450
400
500
500
550
650
500
550
550
550
550
550
650
550
km/h
15
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
W
15
N
35
N
60
WSW
30
W
15
W
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
30
N
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Snowflake cm
1
1
16
1
—
26
7
4
1
3
6
4
4
2
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-12
-10
-11
-11
-10
-14
-12
-12
-11
-10
-8
-7
-6
-7
-7
-5
-5
min °C
-12
-12
-11
-11
-12
-12
-14
-13
-13
-11
-10
-9
-7
-6
-8
-7
-5
-6
 chill °C
-20
-20
-20
-20
-22
-25
-28
-22
-21
-19
-18
-17
-14
-12
-16
-14
-11
-17
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-12-11-11-12-11-14-13-13-11-10-9-7-6-8-7-5-6-9-9-7-7-8-8-10-9-10-9-7-7-5-4-5-5-3-3-6-6-4-5-5-5-7-5-8-6-4-4-3-1-4-4-2-2-3-3-1-2-2-2-4-2-7-40-2-11-2-3-10
Sunrise
6:07
—
—
6:01
—
—
5:56
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:48
—
—
5:43
—
—
Sunset
—
8:44
—
—
8:47
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:57
—
—
—
9:00
—
—
9:06

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Sat morning).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon night, near gales from the N by Tue 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
ASCATC274E68S
746 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the N
(25 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATB296E64S
749 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATC296E64S
750 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATB286E64S
756 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATC274E67S
756 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATB287E64S
760 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WNW
(34 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB297E64S
780 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATC273E68S
782 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATC297E64S
787 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATC272E68S
790 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 348).
- 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.