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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat morning, min -23°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
450
450
450
450
450
450
500
500
500
500
550
4900
3750
3700
550
km/h
35
W
35
W
25
W
10
WSW
10
S
15
WNW
10
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
SW
20
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
8
11
13
1
 mm
max °C
-13
-13
-13
-16
-17
-18
-21
-22
-22
-23
-20
-16
-15
-14
-12
-12
-13
-13
min °C
-13
-13
-15
-17
-17
-21
-22
-23
-23
-23
-22
-19
-15
-15
-13
-13
-14
-13
 chill °C
-24
-24
-23
-23
-23
-25
-32
-33
-32
-31
-33
-30
-25
-25
-21
-23
-24
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-13-14-17-17-20-22-23-23-23-21-18-15-15-13-13-14-13-10-9-10-13-13-17-20-21-21-21-20-17-14-13-11-12-12-12-7-6-8-11-13-16-18-19-20-19-19-18-14-13-12-11-11-12-5-3-5-8-11-14-16-17-19-17-19-18-15-12-12-11-11-12
Sunrise
8:41
8:37
8:32
8:26
8:22
8:18
Sunset
6:30
6:35
6:38
6:43
6:46
6:51

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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. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat morning, min -23°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed 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
-5°C
moderate snow
Snow
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 340).
40 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB278E65S
758 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATB283E64S
812 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATB285E63S
814 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB286E63S
818 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB282E64S
828 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATB283E63S
829 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATB281E64S
829 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATB284E63S
833 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATB287E63S
833 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 276).
- 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.