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Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Tue 21 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Sun afternoon).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
 km/h
30
NNE
30
N
15
N
25
N
5
S
5
S
0
S
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
5
NW
25
N
25
N
25
N
2
4
max °C
-11
-9
-11
-12
-11
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
-12
-15
-15
-14
-15
-13
-11
min °C
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-11
-10
-10
-11
-11
-14
-15
-15
-15
-15
-14
-13
-21
-21
-21
-22
-15
-14
-10
-14
-16
-16
-22
-24
-24
-20
-25
-24
-23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
450
600
450
450
450
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
1300
1800
500
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-10-12-12-12-11-10-10-11-11-13-15-15-15-15-14-12-9-8-9-10-9-8-7-8-8-9-11-13-13-13-14-14-11-7-7-8-9-7-7-7-7-8-9-11-13-13-13-13-12-9-4-6-6-8-5-6-6-7-8-9-11-13-13-13-12-10-7
Sunrise
9:51
9:56
10:00
10:04
10:10
Sunset
5:22
5:16
5:12
5:07
5:01
4:58

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, fresh winds from the N 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
-
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
Wind obs. (33 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
0.2 km
High: overcast
BaseMarambio
854 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
light rain
Light rain and snow.
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 320).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
924 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
Captain Arturo Prat Base
954 km NNE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Mist
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 350).
26 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
1000 km NNE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
1001 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
Mist -.
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 350).
3.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
1002 km NNE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
Mist
63
Gales from the NNW
(63 kph at 340).
4.0 km
Mid: scattered
Dinamet
1006 km NNE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseBelgranoII
1335 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
-
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 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.