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Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sat 08 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun night, min -22°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
clear
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
550
550
2100
500
500
450
450
500
500
500
550
600
600
550
2100
600
550
km/h
45
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
10
WSW
25
W
35
W
30
W
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Snowflake cm
3
4
7
10
2
2
7
1
2
5
7
 mm
max °C
-22
-20
-16
-14
-13
-12
-12
-12
-12
-13
-14
-13
-12
-10
-8
-11
-12
-11
min °C
-22
-21
-19
-15
-14
-13
-12
-12
-13
-14
-14
-14
-13
-11
-9
-12
-12
-11
 chill °C
-38
-36
-32
-25
-24
-23
-20
-21
-22
-23
-23
-22
-22
-20
-15
-23
-23
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-21-18-15-14-13-12-12-13-14-14-14-13-11-9-12-12-11-21-21-17-14-12-11-9-9-9-11-12-12-11-11-8-9-9-9-21-21-17-13-10-10-8-7-7-9-11-12-11-11-9-8-8-7-20-20-16-12-9-8-5-4-5-6-9-11-11-12-9-6-6-5
Sunrise
10:57
10:52
10:47
10:41
10:37
10:32
Sunset
4:28
4:32
4:37
4:43
4:47
4:52

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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 afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun night, min -22°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

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
ASCATC282E65S
683 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 232).
- km
hy2c294E64S
684 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATB282E65S
695 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 229).
- km
hy2c295E64S
701 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATB281E65S
706 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATC281E65S
708 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 230).
- km
hy2c290E64S
734 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 230).
- km
hy2c286E64S
755 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 235).
- km
hy2c296E64S
764 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 235).
- km
hy2c278E65S
768 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 232).
- 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.