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– Lat/Long: 70.07° S 69.48° W

Mount Ethelred
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed night, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, near gales from the W by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
550
550
1300
1250
550
600
2150
3500
1250
500
500
km/h
20
WSW
35
W
50
W
40
W
35
W
40
W
45
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
25
W
10
WSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
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Snowflake cm
5
8
15
2
2
7
3
1
2
 mm
max °C
-14
-15
-18
-20
-19
-19
-20
-20
-19
-19
-18
-18
-16
-17
-17
-17
min °C
-14
-16
-18
-20
-20
-19
-22
-21
-19
-19
-19
-18
-17
-17
-17
-17
 chill °C
-22
-29
-33
-35
-33
-33
-39
-37
-33
-33
-32
-29
-25
-29
-29
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-16-18-20-20-19-21-21-19-19-19-18-17-17-17-17-12-14-16-17-17-17-18-18-17-17-17-16-16-16-17-17-10-11-12-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-14-14-14-15-16-16-8-8-9-10-11-11-12-12-13-13-12-12-13-14-16-15-8-6-7-7-8-9-9-10-11-11-10-9-11-13-15-15-7-4-4-5-6-6-7-8-9-10-8-7-10-13-14-14
Sunrise
10:30
10:26
10:21
10:17
10:11
Sunset
4:53
4:59
5:04
5:07
5:13

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Mount Ethelred Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Ethelred is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed night, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, near gales from the W by Fri night).

Mount Ethelred Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun 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.
2 hours ago
-14° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2c287E64S
705 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATB279E66S
706 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB278E66S
717 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 264).
- km
hy2c288E64S
733 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 258).
- km
hy2c296E64S
740 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATB277E66S
745 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 265).
- km
hy2c295E64S
746 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 332).
- km
hy2c285E64S
753 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 252).
- km
hy2c286E64S
760 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 255).
- 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.