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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Thu 28 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the W by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
km/h
10
WNW
10
NW
0
SSE
20
W
20
W
30
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
45
W
35
W
70
W
65
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
N
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
1
2
8
10
22
9
14
15
25
2
2
max °C
-8
-9
-10
-10
-9
-7
-7
-8
-11
-12
-14
-15
-20
-19
-15
-13
-13
-8
min °C
-9
-10
-11
-10
-9
-9
-7
-11
-14
-13
-14
-21
-20
-20
-18
-14
-13
-12
-15
-15
-11
-18
-16
-16
-16
-25
-28
-24
-29
-37
-35
-35
-31
-24
-21
-18
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
550
500
500
500
600
500
450
500
550
400
450
500
550
550
550
600
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the W by Sat afternoon).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue 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.
58 minutes ago
-1° C
Mist
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC283E71S
305 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 335).
- km
ASCATC283E72S
331 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 339).
- km
ASCATC282E71S
343 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATC284E72S
344 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATC282E70S
347 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NNW
(34 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATC282E72S
357 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATC281E71S
371 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATC281E70S
379 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNW
(32 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATC281E72S
400 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 330).
- 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.