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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -26°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
450
400
400
450
400
400
450
450
500
4450
1250
450
450
km/h
10
WNW
0
S
10
S
25
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WNW
20
W
15
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
NW
40
NW
60
W
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
2
2
2
1
5
4
5
15
 mm
max °C
-21
-22
-20
-19
-20
-20
-21
-21
-24
-26
-27
-26
-20
-19
-16
-15
min °C
-21
-22
-21
-22
-22
-21
-21
-23
-26
-27
-28
-27
-25
-19
-19
-26
 chill °C
-29
-22
-29
-35
-36
-36
-35
-36
-33
-36
-43
-41
-37
-32
-33
-45
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-22-21-21-21-21-21-22-25-27-28-27-23-19-18-21-18-18-18-19-18-18-19-19-22-25-26-26-23-20-17-18-15-15-16-17-15-15-18-17-20-23-25-25-23-20-16-16-12-12-13-15-12-12-16-14-17-22-24-23-23-20-15-14
Sunrise
7:22
7:18
7:13
7:07
7:03
Sunset
7:37
7:42
7:45
7:50
7:53

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -26°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Sat 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
ASCATB283E64S
821 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATB278E65S
836 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATC282E64S
842 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB282E64S
844 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATC281E64S
845 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB281E64S
847 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB277E65S
849 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 286).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
ASCATC288E63S
863 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NW
(34 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATC287E63S
871 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 286).
- 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.