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Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Fri 14 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
450
450
500
500
500
500
500
550
4450
8500
9950
4900
4150
3700
1200
km/h
25
W
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
S
5
S
0
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
4
4
1
1
3
2
 mm
max °C
-15
-15
-18
-18
-18
-19
-19
-20
-17
-14
-13
-12
-11
-11
-12
-14
-16
min °C
-15
-18
-19
-19
-18
-19
-19
-20
-19
-15
-13
-13
-12
-12
-13
-15
-17
 chill °C
-25
-31
-33
-32
-29
-30
-30
-30
-29
-19
-17
-18
-17
-12
-18
-22
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:22
10:17
10:11
10:07
10:02
Sunset
4:57
5:01
5:06
5:10
5:15
5:20

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Wed 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.
3 hours ago
-6° C
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 290).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseBernardoO higgins
910 km NE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Captain Arturo Prat Base
954 km NNE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
Fog, sky not visible, no change.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
0.8 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Fog -.
19
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 220 to 280 degs)
(19 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
Mist
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 290).
3.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).

* 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.