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– Lat/Long: 70.07° S 69.48° W

Mount Ethelred
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 16 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue morning, min -22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
15
SSW
5
WSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
25
WSW
25
WNW
45
W
35
WNW
55
NW
45
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
14
4
3
19
1
max °C
-21
-21
-21
-20
-20
-20
-20
-15
-12
-9
-6
-4
-4
-6
-11
-14
-16
min °C
-21
-22
-21
-20
-20
-20
-20
-19
-13
-10
-7
-5
-5
-10
-13
-15
-19
-30
-22
-21
-27
-28
-28
-29
-27
-22
-19
-17
-14
-15
-21
-22
-24
-29
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1350
900
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2150
2350
2350
2100
600
550
550
550
550
550
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-22-21-20-20-20-20-17-13-10-7-5-5-8-12-15-18-20-20-20-19-19-19-18-16-12-9-6-4-3-7-11-13-16-19-19-19-18-17-17-17-15-10-9-6-2-1-5-9-11-14-17-17-17-17-15-16-15-13-10-8-5-11-3-7-9-12-16-16-17-16-14-15-15-13-10-8-5-121-5-6-9-15-15-16-15-13-14-14-13-10-7-5033-3-4-7
Sunrise
12:04
12:12
12:21
12:30
12:40
Sunset
3:07
3:00
2:53
2:45
2:37
2:26

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Mount Ethelred Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Ethelred is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue morning, min -22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Ethelred Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Ethelred at the specific elevation of 2470 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.
4 hours ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
850 km NE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 200).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
853 km NE
200m alt.
4 hours ago
-16° C
Fog, sky not visible, becoming thicker.
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 200).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
BaseBernardoO higgins
907 km NE
10m alt.
4 hours ago
-17° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
69
Gales from the S
(69 kph at 190).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
922 km NE
24m alt.
4 hours ago
-13° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 230).
26 km
Mid: scattered
Captain Arturo Prat Base
949 km NNE
111m alt.
4 hours ago
-7° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
41
Strong winds from the E
(41 kph at 90).
5.0 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.
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
996 km NNE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
56
Near gales from the ESE
(56 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
BaseCarlini
997 km NE
11m alt.
4 hours ago
-8° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
46
Strong winds from the SE
(46 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
King Sejong
998 km NE
64m alt.
4 hours ago
-8° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(35 kph at 110).
4.0 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.