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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun night, min -31°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat morning, min -23°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, strong winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
450
400
400
450
450
1500
5100
5350
2100
500
km/h
40
NW
25
NNW
15
NNW
30
NE
15
SSE
25
ESE
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
NNW
35
N
35
NNW
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Snowflake cm
1
3
1
10
 mm
max °C
-19
-22
-27
-28
-26
-25
-24
-24
-24
-22
-21
-20
-16
-15
-17
-14
min °C
-20
-25
-29
-31
-27
-25
-25
-25
-24
-23
-22
-20
-19
-16
-18
-17
 chill °C
-34
-37
-39
-46
-38
-38
-32
-35
-34
-32
-31
-29
-28
-26
-32
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-24-28-30-27-25-25-25-24-23-22-20-18-16-18-16-19-22-27-27-23-22-23-22-22-22-20-19-18-15-18-15-18-19-25-26-23-21-22-22-22-22-20-19-18-16-19-14-17-16-23-24-22-20-22-22-21-23-21-19-19-17-19-13
Sunrise
9:04
9:00
8:55
8:51
8:45
Sunset
6:10
6:15
6:19
6:22
6:27

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun night, min -31°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat morning, min -23°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, strong winds from the N 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.
3 hours ago
-12°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB295E65S
605 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATC295E65S
645 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the W
(23 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC295E64S
689 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB296E64S
775 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATC296E64S
782 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATC297E64S
783 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WSW
(25 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATB297E64S
787 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the WSW
(18 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATC298E64S
805 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB296E63S
810 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SW
(32 kph at 231).
- 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.