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– Lat/Long: 70.17° S 69.27° W

Mount Athelstan
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Wed 23 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the N by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
25
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
45
N
25
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
20
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
 cm 
1.0
1.0
3
2.0
7
5
3
 mm 
max°C
-4
-3
-4
-5
-5
-3
-5
-5
-4
-6
-6
-5
-6
-7
-6
-7
-6
-6
min°C
-4
-3
-5
-6
-5
-5
-6
-6
-5
-6
-6
-6
-7
-8
-8
-7
-7
-8
chill°C 
-11
-9
-11
-10
-9
-14
-15
-14
-10
-12
-11
-12
-13
-15
-16
-15
-15
-11
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
500
600
500
500
1200
450
450
450
450
450
400
450
400
450
450
450
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-9-9-8-8-10-9-10-10-10-10-12-13-14-14-13-13-5-5-6-6-6-6-8-8-7-8-7-7-9-10-10-11-9-9-4-3-5-6-5-4-6-6-5-6-6-6-7-8-7-7-7-7-3-2-4-5-4-2-3-5-3-5-6-5-4-5-6-4-4-5
Sunrise
9:56
10:00
10:04
10:10
10:14
10:18
Sunset
5:12
5:07
5:01
4:58
4:52
4:47

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Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Athelstan is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the N by Fri morning).

Mount Athelstan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Mon night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Athelstan at the specific elevation of 500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Athelstan. 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
BaseSanMartin
243 km NNE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
-
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB283E71S
328 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the NE
(61 kph at 41).
- km
ASCATB284E72S
340 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the ENE
(46 kph at 61).
- km
ASCATB283E72S
363 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NE
(52 kph at 53).
- km
ASCATB282E71S
368 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the NE
(64 kph at 42).
- km
ASCATB282E72S
377 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the NE
(64 kph at 45).
- km
ASCATB281E71S
397 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
68
Gales from the NE
(68 kph at 36).
- km
ASCATB281E72S
415 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
70
Gales from the NE
(70 kph at 52).
- km
ASCATB280E71S
421 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
69
Gales from the NNE
(69 kph at 33).
- km
ASCATB280E72S
464 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
73
Gales from the ENE
(73 kph at 62).
- 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.