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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, gales from the N by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
650
550
600
550
550
500
500
500
500
550
500
500
500
500
450
450
500
km/h
15
NNW
35
N
30
N
40
N
40
N
65
N
40
NNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
15
WNW
30
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NW
35
N
20
W
10
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
2
1
1
—
—
8
—
4
13
4
8
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-5
-5
-6
-6
-7
-8
-8
-9
-9
-8
-8
-7
-7
-8
-8
-10
min °C
-6
-7
-6
-6
-6
-7
-8
-9
-10
-10
-9
-8
-7
-8
-8
-9
-12
 chill °C
-11
-15
-15
-15
-15
-19
-18
-15
-18
-17
-18
-16
-16
-16
-17
-18
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
300
200
100
300
0
0
100
0
50
350
150
50
350
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-6-6-6-7-8-9-10-10-9-8-7-8-8-9-11-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-6-6-6-7-5-4-5-5-5-8-3-3-2-1-2-2-2-3-3-3-4-2-1-2-3-2-5-2-201122-111-213112-2
Sunrise
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:22
—
—
Sunset
—
9:00
—
—
9:06
—
—
9:09
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:19
—
—
9:23

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, gales from the N by Wed morning).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

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.
52 minutes ago
-2°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 160).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
52 minutes ago
1°C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
52 minutes ago
5°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: clear
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 110).
0.2 km
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
52 minutes ago
-2°C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
56 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
hy2c256E70S
1322 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNE
(40 kph at 20).
- km
BaseBelgranoII
1335 km SE
256m alt.
52 minutes ago
-21°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few

* 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.