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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
550
550
500
600
500
500
500
550
500
450
500
1400
450
500
500
550
km/h
10
NNE
30
N
25
N
15
NW
15
W
10
WSW
15
N
15
WNW
20
W
50
N
35
WNW
15
NW
25
WSW
35
W
20
WNW
30
N
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
7
2
—
1
5
—
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-13
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-12
-12
-11
-10
-11
-11
-12
-12
-10
min °C
-12
-13
-12
-12
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-10
-11
-12
-12
-12
-11
 chill °C
-22
-23
-22
-18
-18
-17
-21
-19
-21
-22
-20
-18
-22
-23
-21
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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6:16
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:01
—
—
5:56
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:36
—
—
8:39
—
—
8:44
—
—
8:47
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—
8:52
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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Fri 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
BaseSanMartin
243 km NNE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-15°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB299E63S
854 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
900 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 262).
- km
BaseBernardoO higgins
910 km NE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-5°C
Fog, sky not visible, thinning.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB298E62S
929 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 263).
- km
Captain Arturo Prat Base
954 km NNE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-5°C
Mist
4
Calm
(4 kph at 100).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC301E63S
963 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 274).
- 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.