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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 21 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the N by Tue night).

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
km/h
25
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
35
W
40
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SW
5
N
15
N
25
N
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
NNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
7
1
3
1
max °C
-11
-13
-15
-17
-16
-18
-17
-13
-10
-9
-7
-8
-8
-8
-10
-10
-10
min °C
-12
-14
-16
-17
-19
-19
-18
-16
-12
-10
-8
-8
-8
-9
-10
-10
-11
-21
-24
-27
-29
-33
-33
-30
-26
-20
-16
-8
-14
-16
-15
-17
-16
-21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
500
500
500
550
550
550
4700
2450
550
500
500
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-14-16-17-18-19-18-15-11-10-8-8-8-9-10-10-11-9-11-13-14-14-17-17-15-12-10-7-8-7-7-8-8-9-7-9-11-11-11-14-16-15-13-11-8-9-7-5-6-7-8-5-7-9-9-8-12-15-15-13-12-9-11-7-3-4-6-7
Sunrise
12:59
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
2:21
2:07
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the N by Tue 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
-
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
0.0 km
ASCATC268E71S
865 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATC268E70S
866 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC267E71S
889 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC268E69S
893 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATC267E70S
903 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATC268E68S
923 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATC266E71S
926 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATC267E69S
930 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATC266E70S
940 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 275).
- 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.