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Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Mon 20 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, moderate winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
550
500
600
500
500
500
550
700
500
500
500
500
500
450
450
500
1300
450
km/h
30
SW
30
WSW
20
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
W
45
WSW
45
W
60
WSW
45
WSW
55
WSW
35
W
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Snowflake cm
1
4
7
4
29
9
9
12
5
 mm
max °C
-17
-18
-18
-18
-18
-18
-15
-14
-14
-14
-14
-15
-16
-16
-17
-18
-18
-19
min °C
-17
-18
-19
-18
-18
-18
-17
-15
-16
-14
-15
-16
-16
-18
-22
-18
-19
-21
 chill °C
-28
-30
-30
-30
-30
-31
-29
-29
-30
-27
-28
-30
-29
-32
-38
-32
-33
-33
Freezing level m
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
1:19
1:03
12:49
12:40
12:30
12:22
Sunset
2:07
2:23
2:37
2:47
2:56
3:03

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, moderate winds from the WNW by Sat 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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 340).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
41 minutes ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
41 minutes ago
-6° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
41 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATC264E66S
1227 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATC263E66S
1274 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATC264E65S
1285 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATC262E66S
1319 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATC263E65S
1346 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SW
(34 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATC261E66S
1352 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 238).
- 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.