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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
500
450
500
500
550
500
550
500
550
1250
km/h
35
W
35
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
20
W
25
WNW
15
W
15
SW
20
S
5
SSW
10
NE
25
ENE
40
NE
30
N
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Snowflake cm
8
13
2
1
8
4
1
3
 mm
max °C
-13
-14
-15
-15
-15
-18
-17
-16
-17
-16
-16
-15
-12
-10
-8
-13
-13
min °C
-13
-15
-15
-15
-17
-18
-17
-17
-17
-17
-17
-16
-13
-11
-10
-14
-15
 chill °C
-24
-26
-25
-25
-29
-31
-28
-27
-27
-25
-26
-25
-13
-14
-20
-24
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-15-15-15-16-18-17-17-17-17-17-16-13-11-9-14-14-9-11-11-12-13-15-15-14-14-14-15-16-13-10-7-12-13-7-8-8-9-10-12-13-13-12-11-14-17-14-11-8-9-12-5-5-6-7-7-9-11-11-10-8-13-17-15-12-9-6-12
Sunrise
10:26
10:22
10:17
10:11
10:07
Sunset
4:52
4:57
5:01
5:06
5:10
5:15

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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 -13°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

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
-
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 230).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
2 hours 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
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC252E69S
1487 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the W
(38 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATC252E68S
1522 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATC251E69S
1524 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC253E68S
1526 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATC253E67S
1540 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC250E69S
1558 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 278).
- 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.