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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Wed 05 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed night, min -21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1450
550
600
600
500
600
500
550
550
2050
500
500
500
450
500
500
km/h
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
40
W
40
W
40
WSW
15
N
15
NNW
35
W
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Snowflake cm
1
1
9
15
15
14
2
7
 mm
max °C
-13
-13
-14
-14
-16
-17
-20
-20
-18
-13
-11
-9
-8
-9
-10
-10
min °C
-14
-14
-14
-15
-17
-19
-21
-21
-20
-17
-12
-10
-9
-9
-10
-10
 chill °C
-21
-20
-19
-22
-26
-28
-31
-35
-33
-28
-23
-21
-20
-15
-16
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-14-14-15-17-18-21-21-19-15-12-10-9-9-10-10-13-13-12-13-14-15-18-19-18-15-11-7-6-7-7-7-13-13-12-13-13-13-17-19-18-15-10-4-4-6-5-5-13-14-12-12-12-11-15-18-18-15-10-2-2-5-3-2
Sunrise
11:07
11:03
10:57
10:52
10:47
Sunset
4:17
4:22
4:28
4:32
4:37

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed night, min -21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon 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
ASCATC294E65S
635 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 161).
- km
ASCATC295E65S
652 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the ESE
(14 kph at 104).
- km
ASCATC296E64S
724 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 62).
- km
ASCATC294E64S
758 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 351).
- km
ASCATC286E64S
760 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 88).
- km
ASCATC295E64S
768 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 351).
- km
ASCATB286E64S
771 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 81).
- km
ASCATC285E64S
779 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 78).
- km
ASCATB285E64S
783 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 65).
- km
ASCATB284E64S
802 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 59).
- 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.