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Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 11 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri morning, min -23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
550
550
1850
550
750
550
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
450
450
450
km/h
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
25
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
40
W
35
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
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Snowflake cm
2
7
18
6
3
5
4
1
1
 mm
max °C
-12
-12
-12
-11
-10
-10
-11
-12
-13
-13
-13
-14
-17
-16
-16
-18
-19
-20
min °C
-13
-13
-12
-11
-10
-11
-12
-13
-13
-14
-14
-16
-17
-17
-17
-19
-20
-23
 chill °C
-22
-22
-21
-18
-14
-18
-23
-24
-24
-25
-25
-28
-30
-29
-27
-30
-31
-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
10:41
10:37
10:32
10:26
10:22
10:17
Sunset
4:43
4:47
4:52
4:57
5:01
5:06

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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. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri morning, min -23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun 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
-
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 150).
0.0 km
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.
1 hour ago
-3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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).
ASCATB306E62S
1152 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB307E61S
1261 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB308E61S
1273 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATB309E61S
1295 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SW
(58 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATC309E61S
1335 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the SW
(65 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATB308E60S
1339 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 218).
- 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.