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Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat afternoon, min -21°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
700
500
500
450
450
400
400
450
500
500
550
500
500
km/h
20
SW
20
SW
20
NNW
45
NNW
35
W
30
W
30
WNW
20
NW
25
N
35
N
20
NE
15
ENE
5
NE
5
SW
5
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
3
11
4
8
11
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-21
-16
-15
-17
-14
-13
-12
-12
-13
-13
-15
-17
-18
-18
-19
-20
-21
min °C
-21
-19
-17
-19
-15
-13
-13
-12
-13
-14
-17
-18
-18
-19
-19
-20
-22
 chill °C
-32
-30
-30
-34
-26
-24
-24
-21
-22
-24
-27
-27
-18
-24
-24
-29
-30
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
8:45
8:41
8:37
8:32
8:26
Sunset
6:22
6:27
6:30
6:35
6:38
6:43

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat afternoon, min -21°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

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
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.
30 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 40).
8.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Puerto Williams
1700 km N
14m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Light rain .
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1715 km N
204m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 240).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1828 km N
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
1915 km N
215m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Rio Gallegos Airport
2067 km N
215m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: broken
2068 km N
67m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mount Pleasant Airport
2119 km NNE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Aeropuerto Internacional de El Calafate Airport
2221 km N
204m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken

* 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.