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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 09 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
km/h
55
N
35
N
20
W
30
W
15
W
5
WSW
5
NNE
10
ENE
20
NNE
35
N
25
N
25
NNW
35
N
30
NNW
15
WSW
35
WSW
10
W
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2
7
4
3
1
4
10
3
2
max °C
-9
-9
-11
-14
-17
-17
-17
-16
-16
-16
-15
-14
-13
-12
-13
-17
-18
min °C
-10
-10
-13
-16
-17
-17
-18
-18
-16
-17
-16
-15
-14
-14
-15
-18
-19
-22
-20
-23
-26
-26
-17
-24
-24
-25
-29
-27
-26
-26
-20
-25
-29
-26
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
500
500
500
600
500
500
500
1250
550
500
450
400
450
450
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Sunrise
11:22
11:27
11:33
11:40
11:47
Sunset
3:48
3:42
3:37
3:30
3:25
3:18

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu 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.
53 minutes ago
3° C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
94
Stormy winds from the NNW
(94 kph at 330).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
53 minutes ago
-3° C
State of sky unchanged.
65
Gales from the NW
(65 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
910 km NE
10m alt.
53 minutes ago
-5° C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
53 minutes ago
-1° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 340).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Captain Arturo Prat Base
954 km NNE
111m alt.
53 minutes ago
0° C
State of sky unchanged.
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 10).
30 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
53 minutes ago
-4° C
rain showers
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
56
Near gales from the N
(56 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
53 minutes ago
0° C
Mist
81
Severe gales from the N
(81 kph at 0).
26 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).

* 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.