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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Wed 22 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed night, min -24°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, near gales from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon night, min -22°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Mon morning).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
500
550
500
500
500
500
500
500
450
500
550
500
500
500
550
km/h
35
SW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
W
40
WSW
45
W
50
W
30
WSW
45
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
WSW
15
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
3
5
4
5
31
4
4
5
1
 mm
max °C
-15
-15
-14
-15
-15
-15
-16
-17
-17
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-20
-20
-18
-16
min °C
-15
-16
-15
-15
-15
-17
-17
-17
-24
-22
-21
-21
-22
-21
-22
-22
-19
-17
 chill °C
-27
-30
-28
-28
-28
-32
-30
-30
-41
-35
-36
-34
-32
-32
-32
-32
-30
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-16-15-15-15-16-17-17-21-22-21-21-22-21-21-21-19-17-14-15-13-12-12-12-13-13-18-20-20-20-20-21-19-21-18-17-14-13-11-9-10-9-10-10-15-20-19-19-21-21-18-20-19-18-13-11-9-6-7-6-7-7-12-19-18-18-21-21-17-19-20-19
Sunrise
12:49
12:40
12:30
12:22
12:15
12:07
Sunset
2:37
2:47
2:56
3:03
3:11
3:18

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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 -14°C on Wed night, min -24°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, near gales from the W by Thu night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon night, min -22°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Mon morning).

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
ASCATB288E66S
534 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
67
Gales from the SSW
(67 kph at 202).
- km
ASCATB288E65S
538 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the SSW
(66 kph at 206).
- km
ASCATB287E65S
542 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
67
Gales from the SSW
(67 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATB285E66S
564 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the SSW
(63 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATC285E66S
572 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATC284E66S
574 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATC286E65S
574 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATB284E66S
577 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SSW
(61 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB286E65S
581 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the SSW
(66 kph at 205).
- km
ASCATB285E65S
585 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SSW
(58 kph at 213).
- 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.