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Mount Ethelred Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1300
550
500
550
600
550
550
2150
800
700
600
600
600
550
550
500
550
km/h
15
WNW
25
NNE
40
WSW
25
W
15
W
10
NNW
15
N
10
SW
10
W
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
55
N
55
N
15
NNW
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Snowflake cm
—
5
18
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-10
-10
-11
-11
-10
-10
-10
-8
-7
-6
-5
-4
-4
-3
-4
-4
-7
min °C
-11
-11
-12
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-10
-8
-6
-7
-5
-4
-4
-4
-5
-9
 chill °C
-18
-20
-24
-20
-18
-16
-16
-16
-16
-14
-12
-16
-12
-10
-11
-14
-15
-13
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
550
200
250
600
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-16-17-17-16-15-14-15-14-12-10-9-10-8-8-7-9-13-14-14-14-14-14-13-12-13-12-10-8-8-7-6-6-6-7-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-9-8-6-6-5-4-4-4-5-8-8-9-8-8-8-9-8-8-8-6-4-4-3-2-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-6-5-7-4-2-3-11-1-10-3-3-2-2-2-2-6-3-2-5-3-1-1231230
Sunrise
6:03
—
—
5:58
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:48
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:39
—
—
Sunset
—
8:49
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:57
—
—
—
9:01
—
—
9:06
—
—
9:10

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Mount Ethelred Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Ethelred is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Mount Ethelred Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Ethelred at the specific elevation of 1500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Ethelred. 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
236 km NNE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
0.6 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC272E69S
753 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NW
(23 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATC272E68S
763 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATC271E69S
775 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATC273E67S
779 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATC271E68S
811 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 337).
- km
ASCATC272E67S
813 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 345).
- km
ASCATC270E69S
814 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATC269E69S
827 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATC273E66S
837 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 324).
- 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.