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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, gales from the N by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, strong winds from the W by Wed night).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
600
500
500
550
500
500
450
500
500
500
550
500
500
500
500
500
km/h
50
N
40
NNW
30
W
10
NNW
40
N
60
N
40
N
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
30
N
25
WNW
25
W
30
NW
45
W
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Snowflake cm
4
7
6
1
2
2
9
2
—
—
—
1
10
1
7
39
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-7
-8
-8
-7
-6
-6
-10
-11
-13
-14
-14
-10
-10
-9
-10
min °C
-11
-7
-8
-9
-8
-6
-9
-11
-12
-15
-14
-14
-13
-10
-10
-12
 chill °C
-22
-17
-17
-17
-18
-17
-14
-18
-20
-24
-21
-25
-24
-18
-20
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
400
0
50
250
150
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-7-8-9-8-6-8-11-12-14-14-14-12-10-10-11-7-5-4-6-5-4-4-7-8-11-11-12-10-7-7-8-5-2-1-5-2-1-2-4-5-9-9-9-6-4-4-4-312-31210-1-7-7-7-3-1-1-1
Sunrise
—
5:22
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:03
—
—
Sunset
—
—
—
9:23
—
—
9:29
—
—
9:34
—
—
9:37
—
—
9:43

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, gales from the N by Sun afternoon).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, strong winds from the W by Wed 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
-3°C
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 330).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 350).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
-
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 340).
30 km
Mid: few
Captain Arturo Prat Base
954 km NNE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 330).
30 km
Mid: overcast
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.
3 hours ago
-2°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
Mist
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 320).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB304E63S
1037 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 274).
- 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.