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Mount Ethelred Weather Forecast

Douglas Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Sun night, calm by Mon morning).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
550
550
550
600
600
600
600
550
550
550
550
500
500
500
550
km/h
55
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
NW
50
NW
45
NW
35
WNW
25
NW
30
NNW
40
NNW
75
N
30
NNW
10
SW
20
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
2
3
8
3
1
—
4
5
2
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-10
-13
-14
-15
-13
-12
-11
-8
-8
-10
-10
-9
-8
-8
-10
-15
-17
min °C
-9
-12
-14
-14
-15
-15
-13
-12
-11
-9
-11
-12
-10
-8
-9
-13
-16
-17
 chill °C
-19
-22
-24
-22
-24
-23
-22
-21
-21
-19
-21
-21
-20
-18
-19
-13
-24
-25
Freezing level m
300
550
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
350
650
100
200
400
500
250
100
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-11-14-14-15-14-13-12-10-9-11-11-10-8-9-12-16-17-6-9-11-12-12-12-11-10-8-7-8-9-8-6-7-10-13-15-5-6-8-9-10-10-8-8-6-5-6-7-6-5-5-8-10-12-2-4-6-7-6-8-6-6-4-3-3-5-4-3-3-5-7-90-1-4-4-3-6-5-4-2-11-2-10-1-2-4-623-1-11-3-3-2-124122221-4
Sunrise
5:39
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:13
—
—
Sunset
—
—
9:10
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:20
—
—
9:23
—
—
9:29
—
—
9:34

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Mount Ethelred Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Ethelred is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Mount Ethelred Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Sun night, calm by Mon morning).

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
0°C
-
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
850 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
853 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: scattered
hy2b301E63S
919 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
12
Light winds from the NW
(12 kph at 308).
- km
BaseEsperanza
922 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered
hy2b302E63S
941 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WNW
(21 kph at 295).
- km
Captain Arturo Prat Base
949 km NNE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
Mist
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
28 km
Mid: overcast
hy2b303E63S
989 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 288).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
995 km NNE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
996 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog -.
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 350).
0.4 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.