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Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Tue 30 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat afternoon, min -20°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Sun night).

Tue
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
20
W
40
N
35
W
25
W
45
NNW
35
WNW
15
W
25
SW
35
WSW
30
W
25
N
50
N
30
N
15
W
55
NNE
40
NNE
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
6
3
6
1
1
3
1
3
2
3
1
1
3
 mm
max °C
-16
-14
-12
-13
-15
-18
-17
-18
-20
-20
-16
-13
-12
-13
-15
-14
-19
min °C
-17
-17
-15
-14
-18
-19
-18
-20
-20
-20
-19
-15
-13
-16
-16
-16
-20
 chill °C
-27
-29
-27
-23
-31
-32
-26
-33
-33
-33
-28
-28
-23
-28
-30
-25
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
450
450
450
400
400
400
400
1400
500
500
450
450
450
400
500
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat afternoon, min -20°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Sun morning, light winds from the NW 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
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
3 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
-5° C
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
1700 km N
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1715 km N
204m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 240).
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Rio Grande Airport
1828 km N
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Light snow.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Punta Arenas Unidad Aeropolicial
1898 km N
61m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 260).
Instituto de la Patagonia (Jorge Schytte)
1900 km N
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).
1914 km N
38m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (61 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.

* 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.