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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue afternoon, min -28°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat afternoon, min -27°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Fri night, gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
450
450
400
400
400
400
400
450
500
500
500
450
500
500
400
500
km/h
10
S
25
W
40
WSW
35
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
40
NW
50
NW
50
WSW
45
WNW
65
WNW
60
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
3
4
3
6
10
10
5
8
9
 mm
max °C
-19
-19
-20
-19
-20
-24
-25
-26
-28
-25
-20
-19
-14
-19
-18
-17
-21
min °C
-20
-22
-21
-21
-23
-25
-26
-28
-28
-27
-23
-19
-16
-22
-19
-23
-23
 chill °C
-27
-37
-36
-36
-37
-34
-37
-42
-42
-40
-35
-33
-30
-38
-33
-40
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-21-21-20-22-25-26-27-28-26-22-19-15-21-19-20-22-18-18-18-18-19-23-24-26-27-26-22-20-14-18-15-15-19-16-17-15-15-16-20-21-24-26-24-23-20-12-16-13-12-16-13-14-12-11-13-17-18-23-24-24-23-20-11-13-10-9-13
Sunrise
7:18
7:13
7:07
7:03
6:58
Sunset
7:37
7:42
7:45
7:50
7:53
7:58

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue afternoon, min -28°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat afternoon, min -27°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Fri night, gales from the WNW 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
BaseSanMartin
243 km NNE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
46
Strong winds from the SSE
(46 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
-
44
Strong winds from the SSE
(44 kph at 160).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 200).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
1 hour 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
-1°C
clear
Mist -.
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 290).
2.5 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 290).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseBelgranoII
1335 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-34°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseOrcadas
1530 km ENE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
-
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.