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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, strong winds from the W by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
500
500
550
500
500
500
500
550
450
450
450
500
500
500
550
450
400
400
km/h
15
SW
20
W
15
W
15
NW
30
N
25
WNW
30
W
35
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
40
WSW
25
WSW
30
N
35
N
30
NNW
25
W
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Snowflake cm
5
2
1
—
1
12
1
13
12
7
6
5
1
—
5
11
12
21
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-12
-14
-14
-14
-10
-11
-9
-9
-13
-13
-13
-14
-13
-12
-10
-7
-6
min °C
-11
-12
-15
-15
-15
-13
-11
-10
-12
-13
-13
-15
-16
-13
-13
-11
-8
-10
 chill °C
-18
-20
-23
-22
-26
-22
-20
-20
-24
-23
-23
-27
-29
-23
-21
-22
-17
-22
Freezing level m
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-12-15-15-15-12-11-10-11-13-13-14-15-13-13-11-8-8-7-8-11-12-13-9-8-6-7-9-8-11-13-10-12-11-6-5-3-5-9-10-10-6-5-4-3-5-5-8-9-8-10-8-3-21-1-7-8-7-3-2-1-1-2-1-5-6-6-8-601
Sunrise
5:13
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:03
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:47
—
—
Sunset
—
—
9:34
—
—
9:37
—
—
9:43
—
—
9:47
—
—
9:52
—
—
9:58

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, strong winds from the W by Wed night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sat 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
BaseSanMartin
243 km NNE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
Mist
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
28 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c279E70S
458 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 280).
- km
hy2c279E69S
479 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 280).
- km
hy2c278E70S
488 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 288).
- km
hy2c278E69S
503 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 278).
- km
hy2c277E70S
549 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 275).
- km
hy2c276E70S
557 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 275).
- km
hy2c276E69S
565 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 275).
- km
hy2c278E68S
565 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 275).
- km
hy2c277E69S
565 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
- 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.