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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Mon 20 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed night, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, near gales from the N by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
550
500
500
500
550
500
500
500
500
500
500
550
500
600
500
500
550
400
450
km/h
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
30
NNW
45
N
20
WNW
45
N
55
N
15
NNW
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Snowflake cm
1
6
5
5
10
3
1
1
2
4
4
9
2
 mm
max °C
-18
-18
-18
-18
-15
-15
-14
-14
-14
-14
-15
-16
-14
-14
-15
-18
-16
-15
-19
min °C
-20
-18
-18
-18
-17
-15
-16
-14
-14
-15
-15
-16
-15
-15
-15
-19
-18
-15
-20
 chill °C
-31
-30
-30
-29
-29
-27
-30
-26
-27
-28
-28
-28
-26
-27
-28
-29
-32
-29
-28
Freezing level m
0
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
1:03
12:49
12:40
12:30
12:22
12:15
Sunset
2:23
2:37
2:47
2:56
3:03
3:11

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed night, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, near gales from the N 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
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 320).
0.0 km
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Puerto Williams
1700 km N
14m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
Light snow.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1715 km N
204m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1828 km N
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
1915 km N
215m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Rio Gallegos Airport
2067 km N
215m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
2068 km N
67m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
ASCATB325E59S
2070 km ENE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
52
Near gales from the S
(52 kph at 178).
- km
ASCATB326E59S
2096 km ENE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 185).
- 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.