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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Tue 05 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the N by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
5
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
15
N
45
N
55
N
70
N
60
N
45
N
25
N
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
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1
4
1
1
1
1
14
8
5
1
1
max °C
-10
-12
-12
-12
-12
-9
-9
-9
-8
-9
-10
-10
-9
-10
-10
-12
-14
-15
min °C
-11
-13
-14
-12
-12
-12
-9
-9
-10
-10
-11
-11
-9
-10
-11
-13
-15
-17
-16
-21
-23
-20
-20
-20
-15
-13
-21
-21
-24
-24
-21
-21
-16
-20
-23
-25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
700
550
650
550
600
600
550
550
550
500
500
500
500
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-13-13-12-12-11-9-9-9-10-11-11-9-10-11-13-15-16-11-14-13-10-9-8-7-7-8-8-9-9-6-7-7-10-11-12-12-15-14-9-7-7-5-6-7-7-7-6-3-4-5-7-8-10-13-16-14-8-5-5-3-5-5-5-5-30-1-2-4-5-7
Sunrise
10:53
10:59
11:04
11:10
11:15
11:22
Sunset
4:10
4:06
4:00
3:55
3:48
3:42

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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 night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the N by Thu night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sat 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
242 km NNE
7m alt.
47 minutes ago
-8° C
-
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: clear
SHIP6582
300 km N
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
hy2b283E72S
340 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 58).
- km
hy2c278E72S
492 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 55).
- km
hy2c279E72S
500 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 75).
- km
SHIP9602
301 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2310
301 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP5468
301 km N
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
SHIP6823
301 km N
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
SHIP2317
301 km N
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C

* 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.