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Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun night, min -21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sun night).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2050
1800
1250
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
1850
400
400
400
450
km/h
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
25
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
45
W
35
W
25
W
20
W
15
NNW
5
NE
5
W
10
SW
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
4
9
14
3
2
11
5
1
2
2
 mm
max °C
-11
-10
-10
-11
-12
-13
-15
-15
-15
-17
-16
-15
-14
-14
-13
-16
-18
-19
min °C
-11
-10
-11
-11
-13
-14
-15
-15
-18
-17
-17
-15
-14
-14
-15
-17
-18
-21
 chill °C
-18
-14
-19
-20
-24
-26
-26
-26
-32
-31
-30
-26
-23
-21
-15
-22
-24
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-10-11-11-13-14-15-15-17-17-17-15-14-14-14-17-18-20-10-9-9-9-9-10-11-12-13-14-14-13-12-12-12-16-16-20-10-10-9-7-7-7-8-9-10-11-12-12-11-10-10-14-16-19-10-10-9-5-5-5-6-6-7-9-11-11-10-9-8-12-15-19
Sunrise
10:37
10:32
10:26
10:22
10:17
10:11
Sunset
4:47
4:52
4:57
5:01
5:06
5:10

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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 night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun night, min -21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sun 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
ASCATC295E65S
605 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SSW
(29 kph at 201).
- km
ASCATC295E64S
664 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATC296E64S
704 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SW
(32 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATC289E64S
733 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the N
(27 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATC297E64S
748 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATC289E63S
756 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the N
(25 kph at 359).
- km
ASCATC295E63S
772 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the W
(38 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATC296E63S
775 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATC292E63S
781 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNW
(29 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATC291E63S
791 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 358).
- 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.