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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
1650
500
550
600
2600
600
600
600
550
600
550
550
550
550
500
500
500
km/h
20
WSW
30
NW
35
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
35
W
30
W
25
W
15
WNW
15
W
5
W
0
ESE
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Snowflake cm
3
12
6
4
3
4
2
1
 mm
max °C
-16
-17
-18
-18
-15
-11
-10
-11
-11
-12
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-13
-14
-12
min °C
-16
-18
-19
-19
-17
-13
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-13
-13
-13
-14
-14
 chill °C
-26
-30
-33
-30
-28
-21
-20
-20
-21
-20
-21
-23
-22
-21
-20
-20
-18
-14
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:56
9:52
9:47
9:42
9:37
9:33
Sunset
5:23
5:29
5:32
5:37
5:40
5:45

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, calm 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
BaseSanMartin
243 km NNE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-13° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC295E65S
618 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATB295E65S
623 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB285E65S
681 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WNW
(21 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB284E65S
697 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATB295E64S
702 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB283E65S
708 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
8
Light winds from the NW
(8 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATB290E64S
742 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATC290E64S
742 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATB291E64S
743 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 236).
- 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.