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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat afternoon, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon night, min -22°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
400
400
450
500
500
600
400
500
500
450
500
700
600
450
500
500
550
km/h
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
40
NNW
30
NW
40
WSW
45
NW
65
WSW
45
WSW
25
WNW
50
NW
50
W
40
W
40
WSW
30
SSW
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Snowflake cm
4
7
1
14
6
3
3
35
36
3
4
 mm
max °C
-27
-27
-28
-28
-26
-21
-21
-19
-20
-15
-21
-16
-14
-11
-10
-15
-19
-13
min °C
-28
-27
-29
-28
-27
-24
-21
-24
-24
-19
-22
-22
-15
-13
-15
-17
-20
-18
 chill °C
-37
-37
-41
-39
-40
-36
-36
-40
-41
-33
-39
-38
-25
-26
-28
-31
-34
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-27-29-28-27-23-21-22-22-17-22-19-15-12-13-16-20-16-25-25-27-27-26-23-23-21-22-15-17-17-14-10-9-12-16-14-22-23-26-25-24-24-21-19-20-13-14-16-14-10-6-9-12-15-19-20-24-23-22-24-20-16-18-11-10-14-13-9-3-6-9-15
Sunrise
7:13
7:07
7:03
6:58
6:54
6:50
Sunset
7:45
7:50
7:53
7:58
8:01
8:06

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat afternoon, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon night, min -22°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

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
-12°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 320).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: broken
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
-
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 340).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
-
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB268E66S
1053 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB267E67S
1061 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 268).
- 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.