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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the N by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
650
550
4400
550
550
550
500
500
500
500
500
450
450
450
500
450
450
km/h
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
N
40
N
30
N
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
NW
40
N
20
WNW
35
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
1
5
5
4
9
3
4
8
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-5
-6
-7
-8
-12
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-12
-11
-10
-10
-11
-11
min °C
-6
-6
-6
-7
-11
-13
-12
-12
-11
-11
-12
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-12
 chill °C
-10
-10
-10
-10
-22
-23
-22
-18
-18
-19
-21
-23
-19
-22
-18
-18
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-6-7-10-13-12-12-11-11-12-12-11-11-11-11-12-5-5-5-6-10-12-11-9-8-7-9-10-7-7-7-7-8-3-5-5-5-11-12-9-8-5-4-6-7-4-5-4-4-5-2-4-5-6-11-11-7-6-2-1-4-40-2-1-1-2
Sunrise
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:01
—
—
Sunset
8:27
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:36
—
—
8:39
—
—
8:44
—
—
8:47
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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the N by Tue morning).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, calm by Fri 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.
1 hour ago
-9°C
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 200).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-5°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 200).
35 km
Mid: clear
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: clear
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
2 hours 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
-2°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
28 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1335 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-17°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
63
Gales from the SSE
(63 kph at 160).
0.8 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseOrcadas
1530 km ENE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
Puerto Williams
1700 km N
14m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Light rain .
Wind obs. (13 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast

* 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.