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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, near gales from the N by Sat afternoon).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
450
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
550
500
450
450
500
550
550
km/h
40
N
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
NW
30
N
10
NW
30
W
30
NW
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
45
WSW
35
WSW
10
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
7
4
1
—
—
1
4
1
6
7
4
8
12
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-10
-11
-13
-14
-14
-10
-10
-9
-9
-12
-13
-13
-15
-12
-10
min °C
-9
-11
-12
-15
-15
-15
-14
-10
-10
-11
-12
-14
-15
-15
-13
-11
 chill °C
-13
-17
-20
-23
-22
-26
-24
-19
-20
-22
-23
-26
-28
-28
-24
-19
Freezing level m
200
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-11-12-14-15-15-12-10-10-10-12-14-14-15-13-11-4-7-8-11-12-13-10-7-7-6-8-10-11-12-10-10-2-3-4-9-10-10-7-4-3-4-4-6-8-10-8-1021-1-7-8-6-4-10-1-1-2-5-7-6-10
Sunrise
—
5:13
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:03
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:52
—
—
Sunset
—
—
—
9:34
—
—
9:37
—
—
9:43
—
—
9:47
—
—
9:52

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, near gales from the N by Sat afternoon).

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
ASCATC281E69S
425 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NW
(25 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATC280E70S
434 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATC279E70S
462 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATC280E69S
469 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NW
(29 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATB279E70S
470 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATB279E69S
476 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATC281E68S
504 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATB278E70S
508 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATC278E70S
512 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATC279E69S
514 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 282).
- 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.