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Armstrong Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Armstrong Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the E on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SE by Thu morning).

(Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (near gales from the E on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the ESE by Fri night).

(Days 6-9):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wed
23
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Wind km/h
30 ENE30
45 E45
50 E50
55 E55
90 E90
90 E90
85 ESE85
40 ESE40
40 ESE40
55 E55
60 ESE60
75 ESE75
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100 E100
95 E95
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90 ESE90
85 ESE85
85 ESE85
75 E75
55 E55
35 E35
5 ESE5
0 E0
10 SE10
10 E10
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Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
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High °C
-13 -12 -10 -9 -9 -11 -11 -12 -10 -10 -10 -7 -7 -7 -8 -7 -8 -7 -7 -9 -11 -10 -11 -11 -10 -11 -11
Low °C
-13 -13 -11 -9 -11 -11 -11 -13 -13 -10 -11 -9 -7 -8 -8 -8 -9 -8 -7 -11 -11 -10 -13 -13 -11 -13 -12
Chill °C
-23 -24 -22 -21 -22 -26 -26 -26 -21 -22 -23 -20 -20 -20 -22 -21 -22 -20 -20 -23 -25 -23 -23 -14 -16 -16 -16
Freezing level m
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Sunrise
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Sunset
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Armstrong Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Armstrong Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue nightTemperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Mon afternoon)Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the E on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SE by Thu morning).

Armstrong Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dryTemperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Thu night)Winds increasing (near gales from the E on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the ESE by Fri night).

Armstrong Peak Weather (Days 6-9):

Mostly dryTemperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Mon night)Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Armstrong Peak at the specific elevation of 500 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Molodeznaja
357 km SW
40m alt.
2 hours ago
-12.0° C
-
Wind obs. (0 kph from 0 degs) was rejected
.
MawsonAus-base
434 km ESE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-16.7° C
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 250).
50 km
Mid: few
SyowaJapan-base
651 km SW
21m alt.
2 hours ago
-8.8° C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
85
Severe gales from the ENE
(85 kph at 60).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
Druzhnaya-4
920 km ESE
46m alt.
2 hours ago
-25.0° C
-
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 250).
Zhongshan
1014 km ESE
18m alt.
2 hours ago
-19.5° C
-
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 290).
50 km
Mid: overcast

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Armstrong Peak and within an acceptable time window.