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– Lat/Long: 66.40° S 53.38° E

Armstrong Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 10 am Tue 26 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu afternoon, min -21°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, near gales from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri morning, min -26°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
km/h
40
SW
30
WSW
15
WSW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
30
NE
50
ENE
5
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
SW
5
SSW
10
SE
10
SSW
20
SSW
30
SW
45
SSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
5
2
17
7
2
max °C
-21
-19
-19
-16
-15
-15
-16
-14
-14
-15
-16
-17
-20
-20
-19
-25
-21
-20
min °C
-21
-19
-20
-18
-15
-18
-17
-15
-18
-15
-16
-19
-20
-20
-23
-26
-23
-20
-36
-31
-30
-18
-19
-25
-25
-28
-26
-20
-25
-30
-29
-26
-31
-38
-36
-34
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1450
1350
1350
1550
1350
1400
1350
1300
1450
1350
1350
1350
8200
8100
5500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-19-20-17-15-17-17-15-16-15-16-18-20-20-21-26-22-20-17-14-16-13-10-13-13-11-12-10-11-15-18-18-20-26-21-17
Sunrise
11:14
11:17
11:21
11:23
11:27
11:30
Sunset
3:32
3:27
3:25
3:22
3:18
3:15

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Armstrong Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Armstrong Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu afternoon, min -21°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, near gales from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

Armstrong Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri morning, min -26°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Armstrong Peak at the specific elevation of 1470 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Armstrong Peak. 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
Mawson
435 km ESE
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-24° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 200).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Syowa
651 km SW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
snow showers
Snow showers.
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 330).
35 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC36E66S
780 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the E
(36 kph at 100).
- km
ASCATC36E65S
784 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the E
(12 kph at 98).
- km
ASCATB36E66S
810 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the ESE
(43 kph at 104).
- km
ASCATB36E65S
816 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the ENE
(12 kph at 63).
- km
ASCATC37E64S
817 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 70).
- km
ASCATC35E66S
818 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the ESE
(40 kph at 106).
- km
ASCATC36E64S
845 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 73).
- km
ASCATB36E64S
853 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 74).
- 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.