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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon night, min -21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1300
500
500
500
500
500
450
500
1600
2000
1300
1350
450
500
1850
1600
1100
km/h
25
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
25
NW
15
NNW
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Snowflake cm
4
8
15
3
1
6
5
1
2
 mm
max °C
-11
-13
-14
-15
-15
-15
-17
-17
-16
-17
-16
-16
-17
-16
-15
-16
-19
-19
min °C
-12
-13
-14
-15
-15
-16
-17
-17
-16
-17
-16
-18
-18
-17
-16
-17
-20
-21
 chill °C
-22
-24
-26
-25
-25
-27
-30
-30
-26
-26
-25
-28
-26
-25
-25
-26
-32
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-13-14-15-15-16-17-17-16-17-16-17-18-17-16-17-20-20-9-10-10-11-12-12-13-14-14-14-14-15-17-16-14-15-18-18-7-7-8-8-9-10-11-13-12-13-12-14-16-16-14-14-17-16-5-5-5-5-7-7-8-11-10-11-10-13-16-16-13-12-16-14
Sunrise
10:32
10:26
10:22
10:17
10:11
10:07
Sunset
4:52
4:57
5:01
5:06
5:10
5:15

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon night, min -21°C on Tue 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.
59 minutes ago
-13° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c284E65S
659 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WSW
(47 kph at 242).
- km
hy2c283E65S
684 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATB284E65S
696 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 249).
- km
hy2c279E66S
703 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 258).
- km
hy2c278E66S
711 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB283E65S
713 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 247).
- km
hy2c284E64S
714 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 245).
- km
hy2c282E65S
722 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATB279E66S
728 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 265).
- 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.