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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Tue 05 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, near gales from the N by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
15
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
NW
15
W
10
NNW
45
N
50
N
40
N
35
N
10
NNE
10
SSW
25
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
5
SSW
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1
2
4
2
2
3
1
2
6
2
max °C
-12
-13
-12
-12
-9
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-9
-9
-8
-11
-15
-16
-16
min °C
-13
-14
-12
-12
-12
-9
-9
-10
-10
-11
-10
-9
-10
-14
-16
-16
-16
-20
-24
-18
-19
-19
-16
-15
-21
-22
-22
-21
-14
-16
-25
-26
-24
-20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5600
550
700
600
550
550
550
550
550
500
500
450
450
450
500
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-14-12-12-11-9-9-10-10-11-10-9-9-13-16-16-16-14-13-10-9-8-7-8-8-8-8-7-6-6-10-12-13-13-15-13-10-7-7-6-7-6-6-6-5-4-4-7-9-11-12-16-14-10-5-7-4-7-5-5-4-3-1-1-4-6-9-11
Sunrise
10:59
11:04
11:10
11:15
11:22
Sunset
4:10
4:06
4:00
3:55
3:48
3:42

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, near gales from the N by Thu night).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun 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
SHIP5207
336 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
849 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
852 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
35 km
Mid: clear
BaseEsperanza
921 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP3889
337 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2838
337 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP3101
337 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP5027
337 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP5852
337 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP6082
359 km N
3m alt.
2 hours ago

* 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.