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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
550
4800
650
550
550
550
550
550
1900
800
550
550
550
1650
550
600
550
km/h
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
30
W
25
SW
15
SW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
5
NW
10
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
1
4
4
13
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-15
-14
-11
-10
-9
-10
-9
-8
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-7
-6
-4
-3
min °C
-16
-15
-12
-10
-9
-10
-9
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-9
-7
-6
-4
 chill °C
-28
-25
-21
-18
-19
-19
-15
-14
-15
-14
-16
-17
-17
-17
-13
-9
-7
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-15-12-10-9-10-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-8-7-5-4-15-13-10-8-6-7-7-8-7-7-8-8-7-7-4-3-3-14-12-9-6-4-4-5-8-6-5-6-6-5-5-3-1-3-13-12-8-4-2-1-3-8-4-3-5-3-3-4-10-4
Sunrise
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:26
—
—
Sunset
8:06
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:27
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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
1 hour ago
-7°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 340).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
-
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
-
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Captain Arturo Prat Base
954 km NNE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
Mist
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 240).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
37 minutes ago
-1°C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
-
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 290).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
King Sejong
1003 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
Mist
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 290).
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 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.