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Mount Ethelred
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sun morning).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
3850
1900
1300
600
600
600
1600
700
700
700
km/h
5
S
5
SW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
4
6
1
1
2
2
4
 mm
max °C
-10
-9
-8
-8
-9
-13
-16
-16
-15
-14
-13
-13
-13
-10
-10
-10
-11
min °C
-10
-10
-9
-8
-13
-15
-16
-17
-15
-15
-14
-14
-13
-12
-10
-10
-11
 chill °C
-10
-13
-13
-13
-13
-22
-23
-25
-23
-24
-24
-26
-24
-22
-19
-19
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-13-13-13-15-19-20-21-19-19-19-19-17-13-12-12-15-11-11-11-11-13-17-18-19-17-17-17-17-15-12-11-11-13-10-10-9-8-11-14-16-17-15-15-14-14-13-11-10-10-11-10-9-8-6-9-12-14-15-14-13-12-11-12-10-8-9-9-9-8-7-5-8-11-12-14-13-11-10-9-9-8-6-6-7-9-8-7-4-6-9-11-12-13-9-8-6-7-7-4-4-5
Sunrise
10:07
10:02
9:56
9:52
9:48
Sunset
5:13
5:16
5:21
5:25
5:30
5:35

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Mount Ethelred Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Ethelred is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Ethelred Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sun morning).

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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
850 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
78
Severe gales from the SSW
(78 kph at 200).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
853 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-19° C
Fog, sky visible, becoming thicker.
80
Severe gales from the SSW
(80 kph at 210).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
922 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
Clouds developing.
76
Severe gales from the SSW
(76 kph at 200).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Captain Arturo Prat Base
949 km NNE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
57
Near gales from the E
(57 kph at 100).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
995 km NNE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
996 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
67
Gales from the ESE
(67 kph at 110).
0.4 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
997 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
70
Gales from the ESE
(70 kph at 110).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
1001 km NNE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseBelgranoII
1349 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-35° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseOrcadas
1531 km ENE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Light rain and snow.
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 340).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast

* 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.