Light drizzle,much the same tomorrow
European, the American and the German model put Athelstone's high today between 14° and 16°, a 2° split. Tomorrow looks cloudy around 17°, with a 4% chance of rain.
Athelstone is a small town of about 8,992 people in South Australia, sitting at 34.9°S in a subtropical climate zone. European, American, German each forecast Athelstone with their own physics, so we line all three up and flag where they disagree. Nearby towns include Highbury, Rostrevor, Paradise.
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