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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon afternoon, min -26°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue morning, calm by Thu night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
450
450
400
450
500
1600
500
450
450
550
600
5800
5100
650
550
550
km/h
50
NW
65
WSW
35
W
50
WNW
85
WSW
45
WSW
25
W
45
NW
55
W
65
W
40
WSW
15
S
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
14
3
13
14
5
1
2
21
48
7
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-20
-24
-17
-15
-21
-16
-14
-10
-10
-18
-18
-10
-9
-11
-10
-11
-11
-11
min °C
-21
-26
-21
-18
-22
-22
-15
-13
-14
-20
-20
-17
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
 chill °C
-37
-45
-36
-35
-40
-39
-26
-26
-29
-36
-34
-26
-16
-19
-18
-18
-18
-15
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:03
—
—
6:58
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:39
—
—
Sunset
—
7:53
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:01
—
—
8:06
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—
8:10
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—
8:15
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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon afternoon, min -26°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Mon morning).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue morning, calm by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
-17°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 140).
26 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
243 km NNE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 140).
26 km
Mid: overcast
hy2b297E64S
757 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 245).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 330).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
33 minutes ago
-27°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 340).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
33 minutes ago
-17°C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.7 km
Mid: overcast
hy2b299E62S
975 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 238).
- km
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
-8°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 270).
4.0 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.