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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
550
550
650
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
2150
750
550
km/h
30
W
35
W
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
0
SSE
5
NE
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Snowflake cm
10
15
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—
—
—
—
—
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—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-9
-10
-9
-8
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-8
-7
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
min °C
-9
-9
-10
-9
-10
-10
-10
-11
-10
-10
-9
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
 chill °C
-18
-19
-17
-14
-17
-17
-17
-18
-17
-17
-15
-8
-11
-11
-11
-7
-13
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-10-9-9-10-10-11-10-10-9-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-7-7-8-7-7-8-8-7-7-7-6-6-5-5-6-5-4-4-5-7-5-5-6-5-5-7-6-5-6-4-4-7-2-1-2-3-6-3-2-5-3-2-6-6-5-7-3-2-8
Sunrise
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:31
—
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6:26
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—
6:20
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—
Sunset
8:10
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8:15
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8:19
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8:22
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8:27
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8:30
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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
-
Wind obs. (35 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 250).
0.6 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
Mist
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 290).
2.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
47 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseOrcadas
1530 km ENE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: scattered
1700 km N
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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.