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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun morning, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, gales from the W by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon night, min -22°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
450
500
500
550
450
450
400
450
500
1350
1300
450
450
500
550
km/h
20
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
W
50
NNW
65
W
30
W
50
WNW
65
WSW
50
WSW
20
W
45
NW
50
W
65
W
55
WSW
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
10
5
8
20
6
2
—
17
46
10
2
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-28
-28
-25
-22
-20
-23
-17
-15
-20
-17
-15
-11
-10
-15
-17
-11
min °C
-29
-28
-26
-24
-21
-24
-22
-16
-22
-22
-15
-14
-11
-18
-18
-15
 chill °C
-42
-40
-39
-36
-37
-42
-37
-31
-39
-38
-25
-27
-24
-33
-33
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-28-26-23-21-24-20-16-21-20-15-13-11-17-18-13-28-27-25-24-20-20-17-12-19-17-14-12-6-14-16-13-26-26-24-24-19-18-15-8-15-16-14-12-4-10-13-13-25-24-22-24-18-14-13-5-12-14-13-12-1-7-10-14
Sunrise
—
7:07
—
—
7:03
—
—
6:58
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:50
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:53
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:01
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—
8:06
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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun morning, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, gales from the W by Sat afternoon).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon night, min -22°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Tue 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.
3 hours ago
-15°C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB295E65S
652 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATB295E64S
731 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATB296E64S
768 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATB296E63S
785 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATB297E64S
786 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
843 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 236).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
63
Gales from the SSW
(63 kph at 210).
0.1 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-21°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 220).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB297E63S
884 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SW
(60 kph at 228).
- 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.