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Mount Astor Weather Forecast

Queen Maud Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Sat 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 Wed night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri morning, min -33°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
3650
4450
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
35
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
20
SE
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
8
6
2
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-33
-35
-35
-35
-36
-35
-36
-36
-34
-26
-26
-25
-25
-25
-23
-19
min °C
-36
-35
-35
-36
-36
-35
-36
-36
-36
-33
-26
-26
-26
-25
-24
-22
 chill °C
-54
-53
-52
-50
-50
-51
-55
-51
-47
-42
-38
-36
-38
-36
-33
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-42-42-43-42-42-42-42-42-37-33-33-33-33-32-29-38-38-38-39-39-38-39-39-38-33-29-29-29-29-28-24-35-35-35-36-36-35-36-36-35-30-26-26-26-25-24-21-32-33-33-34-34-33-34-34-33-29-24-23-23-22-20-18
Sunrise
—
3:12
—
—
1:45
—
—
1:15
—
—
12:42
—
—
10:55
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:00
—
—
7:34
—
—
8:14
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—
—
9:19

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Mount Astor Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Astor is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Sat 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 Wed night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri morning, min -33°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
2 hours ago
-25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Williams Field
1040 km WNW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 50).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1705 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: few
hy2b207E68S
2046 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NW
(21 kph at 308).
- km
hy2b206E67S
2070 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB238E68S
2073 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the WNW
(62 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATB242E68S
2076 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 302).
- km
hy2b244E69S
2079 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
62
Gales from the NW
(62 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATB240E68S
2081 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the WNW
(62 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATB241E68S
2083 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the WNW
(63 kph at 301).
- 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.