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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Wed 27 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the W by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
km/h
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
5
WSW
20
W
20
W
30
NW
30
WNW
40
NNW
65
W
35
NW
65
WNW
60
WSW
45
WSW
50
W
15
W
20
NNW
35
WNW
40
N
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
3
1
2
15
12
12
19
15
14
24
2
6
1
1
6
2
max °C
-7
-8
-9
-10
-10
-9
-7
-7
-8
-11
-11
-14
-15
-18
-16
-12
-11
-6
-7
min °C
-9
-10
-10
-11
-10
-9
-9
-7
-10
-13
-15
-15
-19
-19
-17
-15
-12
-8
-8
-18
-16
-16
-15
-17
-17
-17
-16
-23
-27
-32
-30
-35
-34
-31
-25
-21
-18
-18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
500
500
500
500
500
450
500
550
450
500
550
550
550
1400
550
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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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. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the W by Sat afternoon).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Mon 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.
37 minutes ago
0° C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 340).
30 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c278E71S
489 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 332).
- km
hy2c277E71S
521 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNW
(36 kph at 335).
- km
hy2c276E71S
537 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNW
(38 kph at 338).
- km
hy2c275E71S
573 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 335).
- km
hy2c275E70S
588 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNW
(40 kph at 340).
- km
hy2c274E70S
645 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNW
(38 kph at 338).
- km
hy2c274E69S
675 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 340).
- km
hy2c273E70S
691 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNW
(40 kph at 335).
- km
hy2c272E70S
699 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 332).
- 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.