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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 28 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri night, min -14°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the W by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
km/h
10
NW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
25
NW
35
NW
45
W
45
W
40
W
50
W
80
W
80
WSW
50
WSW
30
WSW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
8
12
9
13
8
11
19
5
4
2
1
1
max °C
-10
-10
-10
-10
-8
-8
-11
-10
-13
-14
-15
-18
-17
-12
-11
-9
-8
min °C
-10
-11
-11
-10
-10
-9
-12
-13
-14
-15
-19
-18
-17
-16
-11
-10
-9
-16
-16
-17
-17
-18
-20
-24
-27
-25
-30
-37
-36
-32
-29
-18
-19
-17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
500
500
550
500
500
500
500
650
450
500
500
550
550
2250
650
550
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri night, min -14°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the W by Sat night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the W by Mon night).

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
-3° C
Mist
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 340).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 340).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBernardoO higgins
910 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
Mist
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 260).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
Fog, sky not visible, no change.
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 300).
0.2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 300).
0.2 km
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
Mist
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
5.0 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBelgranoII
1335 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATC254E69S
1408 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the N
(45 kph at 5).
- km
ASCATC254E68S
1449 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 344).
- 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.