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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sat 23 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
km/h
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
NNE
30
N
35
N
15
NW
20
W
20
NW
40
NNW
30
W
40
W
45
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
4
17
7
13
6
max °C
-18
-17
-12
-10
-8
-7
-8
-7
-9
-11
-10
-9
-12
-13
-10
-8
-7
-7
min °C
-19
-18
-16
-11
-9
-9
-9
-8
-11
-11
-10
-11
-13
-13
-13
-9
-8
-9
-32
-30
-26
-18
-13
-18
-18
-17
-16
-19
-18
-20
-24
-25
-26
-16
-14
-17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
500
550
4000
5800
500
450
500
500
450
500
500
550
600
1450
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-19-18-14-11-9-8-9-8-10-11-10-10-13-13-12-9-8-8-17-17-15-11-8-8-7-6-8-8-9-7-8-9-10-9-7-6-15-16-15-12-9-8-7-5-5-6-7-5-5-6-7-9-7-6-12-14-15-12-9-9-7-4-3-4-6-3-2-3-6-9-6-6
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Mon afternoon).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Tue night, light winds from the W 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
hy2b291E69S
179 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 282).
- km
hy2b291E68S
196 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 272).
- km
hy2b287E69S
211 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 222).
- km
hy2b290E68S
229 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 262).
- km
hy2b289E68S
235 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 252).
- km
BaseSanMartin
243 km NNE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2b286E69S
251 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 230).
- km
hy2b285E69S
260 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 235).
- km
hy2b285E68S
293 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 222).
- km
hy2b283E70S
299 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 240).
- 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.