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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, gales from the N by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, near gales from the N by Fri morning).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
500
700
550
700
550
550
550
650
500
500
500
500
550
500
450
450
500
km/h
5
WSW
10
W
15
NW
15
NNW
35
N
20
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
70
N
35
NNW
20
NNW
15
W
15
W
15
N
40
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
—
1
2
—
—
—
2
—
2
—
—
1
2
3
5
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-8
-7
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
-6
-7
-8
-11
-10
-10
-11
-9
-10
min °C
-10
-10
-7
-6
-7
-6
-5
-6
-7
-7
-10
-11
-10
-12
-11
-9
-10
 chill °C
-14
-15
-13
-11
-15
-13
-13
-16
-18
-16
-16
-18
-17
-23
-22
-18
-17
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
350
150
150
300
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
5:48
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:28
—
—
Sunset
8:57
—
—
—
9:00
—
—
9:06
—
—
9:09
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:19

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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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, gales from the N by Wed morning).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, near gales from the N by Fri morning).

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
0°C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
910 km NE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Captain Arturo Prat Base
954 km NNE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
Mist
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
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
clear
Fog freezing -.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
0.1 km
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
Mist
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 290).
1.7 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).

* 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.