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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
550
550
550
1500
550
500
500
450
400
450
450
450
km/h
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
20
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
50
WSW
55
W
65
W
45
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
2
29
21
11
3
 mm
max °C
-17
-19
-18
-14
-13
-12
-12
-13
-12
-11
-14
-15
-20
-24
-24
-23
min °C
-19
-19
-18
-18
-13
-12
-12
-13
-13
-13
-14
-16
-23
-24
-24
-26
 chill °C
-28
-26
-26
-27
-22
-22
-22
-25
-24
-27
-28
-32
-34
-34
-36
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:08
8:03
7:58
7:54
7:50
Sunset
6:59
7:02
7:07
7:10
7:15

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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 Sun night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed 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
-
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
2 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
-5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
1700 km N
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
1700 km N
14m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1715 km N
204m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 270 to 360 degs)
(7 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Rio Grande Airport
1828 km N
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 330).
0.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
Punta Arenas Unidad Aeropolicial
1898 km N
61m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 260).
Instituto de la Patagonia (Jorge Schytte)
1900 km N
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).

* 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.