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Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri night, min -26°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, near gales from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Sun night, calm by Mon morning).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1800
500
4250
1600
500
500
1350
450
450
450
400
400
450
450
km/h
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
NW
50
NNW
40
W
35
W
30
NW
25
NNW
15
NNW
40
N
45
N
15
N
15
SW
20
S
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Snowflake cm
4
14
5
5
4
5
16
 mm
max °C
-25
-24
-23
-21
-19
-16
-15
-15
-12
-11
-12
-11
-12
-13
-14
-21
-21
-19
min °C
-26
-24
-24
-22
-20
-18
-15
-17
-13
-11
-12
-12
-13
-14
-19
-21
-21
-21
 chill °C
-34
-34
-34
-33
-31
-29
-23
-31
-25
-22
-22
-20
-24
-27
-33
-31
-30
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-24-24-22-20-17-15-16-13-11-12-12-13-14-17-21-21-20-23-23-23-21-20-18-17-18-11-8-9-9-10-10-13-17-18-18-22-22-23-21-19-18-19-19-10-6-7-7-7-7-10-15-16-17-21-21-23-21-19-19-21-20-9-4-5-5-5-4-8-13-13-16
Sunrise
8:55
8:51
8:45
8:41
8:37
8:32
Sunset
6:19
6:22
6:27
6:30
6:35
6:38

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri night, min -26°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, near gales from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Sun night, calm 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
BaseSanMartin
243 km NNE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC278E65S
834 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the ESE
(12 kph at 103).
- km
ASCATC282E64S
842 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SE
(23 kph at 141).
- km
ASCATC281E64S
851 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSE
(36 kph at 147).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
65
Gales from the WSW
(65 kph at 240).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
80
Severe gales from the SW
(80 kph at 230).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
ASCATC287E63S
872 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 139).
- km
ASCATC287E62S
883 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 138).
- km
ASCATC280E64S
883 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 124).
- km
ASCATC286E63S
883 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SE
(29 kph at 139).
- 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.