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Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Fri 15 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun night, min -20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, gales from the W by Wed night).

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
km/h
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
S
10
ENE
10
E
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
25
N
30
NW
25
NW
50
NNW
30
NW
45
W
50
WSW
50
WSW
15
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
10
18
9
5
18
6
6
1
max °C
-20
-19
-18
-18
-18
-17
-14
-15
-16
-12
-12
-9
-5
-3
-5
-6
-15
-13
-12
min °C
-20
-19
-18
-19
-19
-17
-17
-16
-16
-15
-12
-11
-8
-5
-6
-14
-15
-13
-13
-29
-27
-25
-26
-23
-23
-24
-24
-24
-21
-22
-20
-15
-15
-14
-29
-28
-26
-22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
450
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
600
1100
600
500
500
550
500
700
550
2000
700
500
450
450
450
500
500
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-19-18-19-19-17-16-16-16-14-12-10-7-4-6-10-15-13-13-19-17-17-17-17-16-13-14-14-13-12-10-6-3-3-7-11-10-10-18-17-17-17-17-16-14-14-14-13-12-10-6-2-1-4-8-7-8-18-17-17-16-17-17-14-14-14-14-12-10-6-12-1-5-4-7
Sunrise
12:00
12:07
12:15
12:23
12:33
12:45
Sunset
3:04
2:56
2:48
2:41
2:32
2:21

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun night, min -20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, gales from the W by Wed 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-14° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 230).
28 km
Mid: clear
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
-
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: few
Captain Arturo Prat Base
954 km NNE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 220).
30 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
snow showers
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
3.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 230).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 270).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
1335 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
74
Gales from the NE
(74 kph at 50).
0.8 km
Mid: scattered

* 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.