Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Wed 19 Aug Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
3700
1700
500
1350
500
550
600
2550
550
600
600
550
550
550
550
550
500
km/h
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WNW
40
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
30
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
14
2
3
15
 mm
max °C
-16
-16
-15
-16
-18
-18
-16
-12
-11
-11
-12
-12
-11
-10
-12
-11
-10
min °C
-16
-17
-16
-17
-20
-19
-17
-15
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-11
 chill °C
-23
-25
-26
-29
-34
-30
-28
-24
-21
-20
-21
-20
-20
-22
-22
-20
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-17-16-17-19-19-17-14-11-11-12-12-12-11-12-11-11-14-15-14-14-16-18-16-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-8-8-13-14-13-12-15-18-16-12-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-6-6-12-14-13-11-13-18-15-11-8-7-8-7-7-6-6-4-3
Sunrise
9:56
9:52
9:47
9:42
9:37
Sunset
5:20
5:23
5:29
5:32
5:37
5:40

Loading...

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
63
Gales from the SSW
(63 kph at 200).
0.2 km
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
61
Near gales from the ESE
(61 kph at 120).
2.5 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
ASCATB256E68S
1398 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATB257E67S
1416 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB256E67S
1431 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATB257E66S
1447 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB255E68S
1457 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATB255E67S
1465 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB256E66S
1487 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB254E68S
1492 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 280).
- 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.