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Mount Astor Weather Forecast

Queen Maud Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed night, min -36°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon night, light winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -33°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat morning).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
3550
2100
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
35
SSE
25
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
NE
15
NE
10
SE
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
2
9
11
13
7
10
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-35
-35
-34
-28
-26
-27
-25
-30
-33
-27
-23
-22
-21
-20
-22
-23
min °C
-36
-36
-35
-32
-27
-29
-28
-32
-33
-33
-24
-22
-24
-21
-22
-24
 chill °C
-54
-52
-45
-40
-39
-43
-39
-44
-45
-42
-34
-33
-35
-35
-33
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-42-41-37-33-34-34-37-39-37-31-31-31-30-31-32-39-39-38-34-30-31-30-34-36-33-27-26-27-25-26-27-36-36-35-30-27-28-27-31-33-30-24-22-23-21-22-24-34-34-33-28-25-25-25-28-31-29-21-19-20-17-19-20
Sunrise
—
2:00
—
—
1:23
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:52
—
—
9:39
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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Mount Astor Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Astor is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed night, min -36°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon night, light winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon).

Mount Astor Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -33°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Astor at the specific elevation of 2600 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Astor. 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1031 km WNW
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-28°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
1040 km WNW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (24 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
BaseBelgranoII
1705 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-20°C
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB244E69S
2056 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB240E69S
2058 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NW
(29 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATB238E68S
2062 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATB242E69S
2066 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB243E69S
2069 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB245E69S
2072 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB240E68S
2074 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 290).
- 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.