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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon morning, min -26°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Fri night, severe gales from the WSW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -19°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
500
450
450
450
500
500
2000
600
450
450
500
550
5350
km/h
20
SW
20
W
50
NNW
70
WSW
35
W
75
W
65
WSW
45
WSW
25
W
35
NW
60
W
55
W
50
WSW
15
S
10
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
2
11
4
13
16
4
1
—
11
41
7
2
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-25
-21
-20
-24
-16
-15
-22
-16
-14
-10
-10
-16
-18
-11
-9
-11
-11
min °C
-26
-23
-21
-25
-22
-20
-23
-22
-15
-13
-12
-19
-18
-17
-10
-12
-13
 chill °C
-39
-34
-37
-43
-36
-38
-41
-38
-25
-24
-26
-34
-33
-26
-17
-20
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-22-21-25-19-18-23-19-15-12-11-18-18-14-10-12-12-25-23-20-22-15-13-19-17-14-11-7-13-17-14-9-11-11-24-23-18-19-13-9-15-16-13-11-4-10-14-15-10-10-11-23-24-17-15-11-6-12-14-11-11-1-6-11-16-11-10-11
Sunrise
—
—
7:03
—
—
6:58
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:45
—
—
Sunset
7:50
—
—
7:53
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:01
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:10
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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon morning, min -26°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Fri night, severe gales from the WSW by Sun morning).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -19°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon night, light winds from the W 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
BaseSanMartin
243 km NNE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-16°C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
52
Near gales from the SSW
(52 kph at 210).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-26°C
Fog
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 200).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-22°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 230).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
57 minutes 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
clear
-
41
Strong winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 180 to 240 degs)
(41 kph at 220).
4.0 km
High: scattered
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-13°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 90).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
57 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
1335 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-20°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 140).
2.0 km
Mid: few
BaseOrcadas
1530 km ENE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-16°C
Mist
Wind obs. (13 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: overcast

* 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.