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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -14°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
600
550
550
500
500
550
km/h
25
WSW
20
W
25
W
35
W
40
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
S
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
12
 mm
max °C
-10
-10
-12
-11
-11
-16
-17
-16
-15
-13
-8
-4
-4
-4
-8
-6
-6
min °C
-10
-12
-12
-12
-17
-17
-17
-17
-16
-14
-13
-5
-5
-7
-10
-7
-8
 chill °C
-19
-22
-22
-23
-30
-28
-26
-25
-24
-22
-20
-10
-11
-14
-17
-15
-17
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:42
9:37
9:33
9:27
9:23
Sunset
5:32
5:37
5:40
5:45
5:50
5:53

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -14°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW 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.
3 hours ago
-16°C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 340).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 340).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
Mist
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
4.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseBelgranoII
1335 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-36°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseOrcadas
1530 km ENE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-23°C
Mist
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 140).
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.