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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
500
450
450
500
500
500
500
450
450
500
500
550
450
500
550
550
650
km/h
30
WNW
40
W
35
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
20
WNW
35
NNW
30
WNW
50
W
30
W
35
NW
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
35
W
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Snowflake cm
13
27
9
6
6
—
1
24
11
6
9
4
7
3
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-11
-14
-14
-13
-12
-11
-6
-6
-6
-5
-6
-7
-9
-9
-7
-5
min °C
-11
-13
-15
-14
-14
-13
-11
-10
-6
-6
-6
-6
-8
-10
-9
-8
-8
 chill °C
-21
-25
-27
-26
-26
-23
-19
-20
-14
-16
-14
-15
-16
-20
-18
-16
-17
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
450
500
400
400
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-12-15-14-14-13-11-8-6-6-6-6-8-10-9-8-7-7-8-10-10-12-10-10-7-3-4-3-3-5-7-7-6-4-4-4-7-7-9-8-8-50000-1-5-5-3-2-1-1-3-3-6-5-5-333233-3-4-10
Sunrise
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:47
—
—
4:41
—
—
4:35
—
—
Sunset
—
9:43
—
—
9:47
—
—
9:52
—
—
9:58
—
—
10:02
—
—
10:07

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Sun 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
BaseSanMartin
243 km NNE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
52
Near gales from the N
(52 kph at 0).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: clear
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
clear
Fog - in the vicinity.
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 260).
7.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
Mist
65
Gales from the W
(65 kph at 270).
28 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC259E71S
1186 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATC259E70S
1191 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATC258E71S
1223 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 302).
- 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.