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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Mon 07 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu morning, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
450
500
500
500
550
550
5550
4250
2050
500
650
500
500
500
500
450
km/h
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
SSW
15
SSW
30
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
NW
10
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
3
2
3
 mm
max °C
-20
-21
-22
-21
-22
-18
-15
-14
-12
-12
-13
-14
-15
-14
-13
-13
-13
-14
min °C
-21
-22
-22
-21
-22
-21
-17
-14
-13
-13
-14
-15
-15
-15
-14
-13
-13
-14
 chill °C
-28
-31
-30
-29
-32
-34
-28
-23
-22
-24
-25
-26
-24
-24
-22
-18
-20
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-22-22-21-22-20-16-14-13-13-14-15-15-15-14-13-13-14-19-20-20-20-21-19-15-13-12-11-12-13-13-12-11-11-11-11-17-18-19-19-20-19-15-13-12-11-11-12-11-10-10-10-10-9-16-16-18-18-19-19-16-13-12-11-11-10-10-8-9-9-9-7
Sunrise
8:32
8:26
8:22
8:18
8:12
8:08
Sunset
6:38
6:43
6:46
6:51
6:54
6:59

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Tue night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu morning, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat 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.
48 minutes ago
-14°C
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB296E64S
721 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATB297E64S
747 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATC279E65S
747 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATC280E65S
760 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATC278E65S
773 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATB297E63S
795 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATC277E65S
799 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATC280E64S
800 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATC281E64S
808 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 242).
- 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.