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Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Thu 06 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
550
600
550
500
1400
500
550
550
2150
500
500
500
500
450
450
500
500
550
km/h
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
40
WSW
10
N
25
NNE
15
NNW
15
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
5
10
10
10
5
3
2
 mm
max °C
-13
-13
-14
-15
-17
-20
-21
-19
-14
-12
-10
-9
-9
-10
-10
-11
-12
-10
min °C
-13
-14
-15
-16
-18
-21
-21
-20
-17
-14
-11
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-12
-12
 chill °C
-18
-19
-22
-25
-29
-32
-36
-33
-29
-24
-21
-21
-18
-18
-20
-18
-21
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-14-15-16-18-21-21-20-16-13-11-10-10-10-11-11-12-11-12-12-13-13-15-18-20-19-15-13-9-8-9-9-8-7-9-9-13-12-12-13-13-17-20-19-15-13-8-6-8-7-6-4-7-8-13-12-12-12-11-15-19-18-15-13-6-4-7-6-4-1-4-7
Sunrise
11:07
11:03
10:57
10:52
10:47
10:41
Sunset
4:17
4:22
4:28
4:32
4:37
4:43

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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 Sat night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon 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
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
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
-1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 320).
6.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATC267E66S
1111 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 193).
- km
ASCATC266E66S
1116 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 192).
- km
ASCATC267E65S
1132 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 183).
- km
ASCATB265E66S
1157 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SSW
(25 kph at 192).
- km
ASCATC265E66S
1158 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATC266E65S
1167 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the S
(21 kph at 182).
- 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.