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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue afternoon, gales from the N by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri afternoon, min -17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
500
450
450
450
400
350
350
400
400
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
km/h
20
N
40
N
40
N
50
N
35
N
45
NNE
70
N
40
N
25
N
15
N
5
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
2
3
6
12
16
5
2
2
2
1
2
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-9
-10
-14
-14
-14
-16
-15
-15
-17
-17
-16
min °C
-6
-6
-6
-7
-8
-6
-10
-13
-14
-14
-15
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
-17
 chill °C
-13
-15
-15
-18
-18
-16
-23
-22
-24
-22
-22
-25
-24
-25
-24
-22
-21
Freezing level m
250
0
400
450
50
450
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-6-7-8-6-10-12-14-14-15-16-16-16-17-17-17-4-4-3-5-5-4-7-10-14-13-13-15-14-14-15-15-15-1-20-1-2-1-4-6-10-9-10-12-10-11-12-11-131133120-3-7-6-8-8-7-8-9-8-12
Sunrise
—
—
4:26
—
—
4:20
—
—
4:13
—
—
4:09
—
—
4:03
—
—
Sunset
—
10:14
—
—
10:19
—
—
10:24
—
—
10:30
—
—
10:36
—
—
10:42

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue afternoon, gales from the N by Thu afternoon).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri afternoon, min -17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
49 minutes ago
9°C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
49 minutes ago
4°C
Patches of fog.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
1.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC265E71S
963 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NE
(40 kph at 35).
- km
ASCATC265E70S
979 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NE
(40 kph at 34).
- km
ASCATC265E69S
996 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NNE
(34 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATC264E71S
1000 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NE
(40 kph at 36).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
49 minutes ago
-1°C
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
clear
Mist -.
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 280).
2.5 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
49 minutes ago
1°C
Mist
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 320).
4.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.