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Mount Athelstan Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
650
550
550
550
550
550
600
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
km/h
25
W
25
W
35
WSW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
25
W
20
W
10
W
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
35
N
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Snowflake cm
3
6
11
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
3
—
3
5
2
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-10
-9
-10
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-10
-10
-8
-7
-6
-7
-7
-8
-8
min °C
-12
-10
-10
-10
-9
-10
-10
-9
-10
-10
-10
-11
-8
-6
-7
-8
-8
-9
 chill °C
-21
-19
-19
-17
-14
-17
-17
-15
-17
-17
-17
-20
-16
-11
-13
-16
-16
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-10-10-10-9-10-10-9-10-10-10-10-8-6-7-8-8-9-10-7-7-7-7-8-7-7-8-7-7-7-5-4-5-5-5-7-9-5-4-5-5-7-6-4-6-5-5-5-4-3-5-3-3-5-8-3-2-2-3-6-3-2-4-3-2-3-20-4-20-2
Sunrise
6:45
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:20
—
—
Sunset
—
8:10
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:27
—
—
8:30
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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW 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
-9°C
Mist
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
hy2b296E64S
748 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 240).
- km
hy2b297E64S
772 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 240).
- km
hy2b282E64S
817 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
- km
hy2b279E64S
822 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NW
(21 kph at 315).
- km
hy2b281E64S
824 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 322).
- km
hy2b283E63S
829 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 290).
- km
hy2b280E64S
842 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NW
(18 kph at 320).
- km
hy2b276E65S
845 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 290).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 330).
0.0 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.