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Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun morning, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
500
500
550
3850
550
550
550
550
550
1550
500
550
550
2050
550
km/h
10
SW
15
SSE
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
15
SW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
SSE
25
SW
45
WSW
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
5
1
2
3
1
1
2
 mm
max °C
-23
-22
-19
-16
-14
-12
-13
-15
-16
-17
-16
-15
-16
-17
-15
-13
-15
-13
min °C
-23
-23
-22
-17
-15
-13
-15
-15
-17
-17
-16
-15
-17
-18
-20
-14
-15
-15
 chill °C
-31
-32
-34
-28
-24
-21
-26
-26
-28
-28
-25
-24
-27
-26
-29
-26
-28
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:26
8:22
8:18
8:12
8:08
8:03
Sunset
6:43
6:46
6:51
6:54
6:59
7:02

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun morning, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun 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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
50 minutes ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
56
Near gales from the E
(56 kph at 100).
1.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
50 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC262E66S
1280 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 92).
- km
ASCATC261E66S
1285 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the E
(32 kph at 98).
- km
ASCATC263E65S
1297 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the E
(36 kph at 95).
- km
ASCATC262E65S
1316 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 86).
- km
ASCATB260E67S
1326 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 89).
- km
ASCATB260E66S
1336 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the E
(40 kph at 90).
- 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.