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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 21 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed night, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Tue morning, near gales from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
500
500
550
550
600
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
550
450
450
450
km/h
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
25
NNW
10
N
20
N
25
N
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Snowflake cm
1
6
5
4
20
1
1
5
2
1
 mm
max °C
-18
-17
-17
-15
-16
-14
-14
-14
-14
-16
-16
-16
-14
-14
-14
-16
-18
-18
min °C
-18
-18
-19
-16
-16
-16
-14
-15
-16
-16
-16
-16
-15
-15
-15
-16
-19
-19
 chill °C
-31
-30
-32
-28
-30
-30
-27
-28
-29
-29
-29
-29
-25
-22
-25
-22
-31
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-18-18-16-16-15-14-15-15-16-16-16-15-15-15-16-19-19-17-17-17-15-15-13-12-12-12-14-14-13-12-12-13-13-16-15-17-17-16-14-13-11-9-9-8-11-12-10-11-11-12-11-14-13-18-17-14-14-11-9-6-6-6-8-9-8-9-11-10-9-11-11
Sunrise
1:03
12:49
12:40
12:30
12:22
12:15
Sunset
2:23
2:37
2:47
2:56
3:03
3:11

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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 -19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Tue morning, near gales from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sun 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
ASCATC293E66S
491 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the SW
(66 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATC292E66S
493 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
70
Gales from the SW
(70 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATC292E65S
532 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the SW
(62 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATC293E65S
542 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SW
(61 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATC294E65S
571 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SW
(58 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATC295E65S
608 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATC294E64S
659 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATC295E64S
670 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATB277E67S
687 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB278E66S
699 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 218).
- 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.