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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, strong winds from the N by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
500
1250
500
500
550
500
500
450
450
450
450
450
400
400
450
500
km/h
40
W
25
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
20
W
10
N
40
NNE
40
NNE
45
N
30
N
35
N
25
N
15
ENE
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
10
13
17
9
—
—
—
1
1
2
1
—
9
2
2
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-8
-5
-4
-5
-5
-5
-7
-8
-8
-9
-7
-7
-9
-13
-16
min °C
-11
-10
-6
-5
-5
-5
-7
-8
-8
-9
-9
-8
-9
-11
-15
-17
 chill °C
-22
-19
-15
-14
-11
-10
-17
-19
-18
-18
-19
-16
-15
-18
-24
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
200
600
500
350
150
300
50
50
100
300
250
100
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
4:35
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:26
—
—
4:20
—
—
4:13
—
—
Sunset
—
—
—
10:07
—
—
10:14
—
—
10:19
—
—
10:24
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—
10:30

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, strong winds from the N by Wed morning).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, calm by Thu 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
0°C
Mist
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 320).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
61
Near gales from the SSW
(61 kph at 210).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
-
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
-
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Captain Arturo Prat Base
954 km NNE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
State of sky unchanged.
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB301E63S
971 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB302E63S
998 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 271).
- km
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.
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
Fog, sky visible, becoming thicker.
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 290).
0.6 km
Mid: overcast

* 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.