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Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri night, min -18°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
550
600
850
550
600
550
550
550
500
550
550
km/h
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
W
40
W
30
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
10
S
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Snowflake cm
1
13
1
 mm
max °C
-17
-14
-10
-10
-11
-11
-12
-11
-12
-15
-15
-15
-15
-14
-10
-7
-6
-3
min °C
-18
-16
-13
-10
-11
-12
-12
-12
-14
-15
-15
-16
-15
-14
-12
-8
-8
-5
 chill °C
-29
-26
-22
-19
-20
-21
-22
-23
-26
-26
-24
-24
-25
-23
-20
-15
-15
-10
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-15-12-10-11-12-12-12-13-15-15-16-15-14-11-8-7-4-17-15-10-8-9-10-10-10-10-13-14-14-14-14-12-8-7-3-18-15-10-7-8-8-9-8-7-12-14-15-14-15-13-10-8-5-18-15-9-6-6-6-7-7-5-10-14-16-15-14-14-11-9-7
Sunrise
9:52
9:47
9:42
9:37
9:33
9:27
Sunset
5:29
5:32
5:37
5:40
5:45
5:50

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri night, min -18°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
2 hours ago
-10° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB278E66S
753 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WSW
(38 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATC278E66S
756 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB277E66S
777 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB278E65S
779 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WSW
(38 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATC277E66S
782 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 257).
- km
hy2c276E66S
792 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATC279E65S
801 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WSW
(38 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATC276E66S
809 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB276E66S
815 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 263).
- 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.