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Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sat 16 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon night, min -19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, near gales from the W by Thu night).

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
km/h
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
S
5
NE
5
ESE
15
SW
15
WSW
5
WSW
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
45
NNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
30
N
30
N
25
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
11
7
15
2
6
6
19
max °C
-19
-19
-18
-17
-16
-14
-16
-16
-12
-10
-9
-5
-2
-2
-4
-6
-7
-9
min °C
-19
-19
-19
-17
-16
-16
-16
-17
-16
-11
-10
-8
-4
-4
-6
-7
-8
-13
-28
-26
-26
-22
-16
-22
-24
-25
-22
-17
-18
-14
-13
-12
-13
-16
-17
-26
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
550
400
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
600
500
500
600
450
600
1900
550
550
2000
550
500
500
500
450
400
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-19-19-19-17-16-15-16-17-14-11-10-7-3-3-5-7-8-11-17-17-17-16-15-13-15-15-14-11-10-6-2-1-3-6-6-8-17-17-17-16-15-13-14-15-14-11-10-7-21-1-3-3-5-17-17-16-16-16-13-14-15-14-12-9-7-22200-2
Sunrise
12:00
12:07
12:15
12:23
12:33
12:45
Sunset
3:04
2:56
2:48
2:41
2:32
2:21

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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 Mon night, min -19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, near gales from the W by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
-
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2b282E72S
342 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the E
(25 kph at 100).
- km
hy2b282E71S
346 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the ESE
(25 kph at 118).
- km
hy2b281E71S
376 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 110).
- km
hy2b280E71S
415 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the ESE
(25 kph at 115).
- km
hy2b279E71S
440 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 115).
- km
ASCATC269E70S
834 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SE
(53 kph at 124).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
852 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 250).
0.0 km
ASCATC268E71S
866 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the SE
(63 kph at 124).
- km
ASCATC268E70S
868 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SE
(54 kph at 128).
- 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.