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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
8400
3700
650
4950
1500
500
550
550
2100
550
600
550
550
550
500
km/h
10
E
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
35
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
30
W
45
W
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Snowflake cm
5
8
15
 mm
max °C
-10
-14
-16
-16
-15
-16
-16
-17
-15
-10
-10
-10
-10
-12
-12
-13
min °C
-14
-15
-16
-17
-15
-17
-18
-18
-16
-13
-10
-10
-11
-12
-13
-22
 chill °C
-18
-22
-24
-26
-24
-28
-32
-28
-26
-21
-20
-19
-19
-20
-24
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:02
9:56
9:52
9:47
9:42
Sunset
5:20
5:23
5:29
5:32
5:37

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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 night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

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
hy2c283E65S
657 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SSW
(25 kph at 208).
- km
hy2c285E65S
663 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB285E65S
673 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATC285E65S
675 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 244).
- km
hy2c284E65S
680 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SSW
(25 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATC284E65S
693 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SW
(18 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATB284E65S
697 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 230).
- km
hy2c282E65S
698 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB290E64S
698 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 228).
- km
hy2c288E64S
704 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SW
(38 kph at 218).
- 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.