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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri afternoon, min -18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
450
450
450
400
400
350
400
450
450
500
500
500
500
450
500
km/h
15
W
20
N
40
N
35
N
45
N
40
N
45
NNE
50
NNE
45
NNE
15
NNW
20
W
15
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
0
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
4
1
11
7
5
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-7
-9
-13
-12
-15
-17
-17
-17
-17
-16
-15
min °C
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
-8
-7
-8
-12
-13
-14
-17
-17
-17
-18
-17
-16
-15
 chill °C
-12
-12
-15
-15
-18
-19
-17
-19
-12
-20
-23
-23
-22
-21
-18
-22
-22
-21
Freezing level m
550
350
50
400
450
50
200
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-6-6-7-8-7-8-11-13-13-16-17-17-18-17-16-15-3-4-4-3-4-6-4-5-8-11-10-13-14-14-16-15-14-15-1-1-20-1-3-1-2-5-8-7-10-11-11-14-13-11-1432133122-2-4-3-7-8-7-12-10-8-13
Sunrise
4:31
—
—
4:26
—
—
4:20
—
—
4:13
—
—
4:09
—
—
4:03
—
—
Sunset
—
—
10:14
—
—
10:19
—
—
10:24
—
—
10:30
—
—
10:36
—
—
10:42

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri afternoon, min -18°C on Sat night). 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.
55 minutes ago
1°C
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB289E68S
295 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NNW
(23 kph at 335).
- km
ASCATB288E68S
308 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATB291E67S
403 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 57).
- km
ASCATC300E69S
404 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 57).
- km
ASCATC291E67S
407 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATB290E67S
411 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the NNW
(12 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATB289E67S
416 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the N
(14 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATB300E69S
420 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the NW
(16 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATB288E67S
425 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NNE
(14 kph at 31).
- 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.