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Mount Astor Weather Forecast

Queen Maud Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat night, min -29°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed night, min -29°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon night, strong winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
4600
5000
2050
2050
4700
2050
km/h
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
30
SE
30
SE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
8
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-28
-28
-28
-29
-28
-27
-27
-27
-27
-28
-28
-27
-25
-23
-25
-27
-24
-20
min °C
-28
-28
-29
-29
-28
-28
-27
-27
-29
-28
-29
-28
-26
-25
-29
-28
-26
-22
 chill °C
-38
-39
-37
-37
-36
-36
-36
-35
-38
-38
-38
-37
-37
-39
-42
-39
-38
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-35-35-35-35-34-35-36-35-35-35-33-32-33-33-31-28-31-31-32-32-31-31-30-30-32-31-32-31-29-28-30-30-28-24-28-28-29-29-28-28-27-27-28-28-29-28-26-24-27-28-25-21-26-26-28-27-27-26-25-25-27-27-27-27-25-22-24-25-22-18
Sunrise
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
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Sunset
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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Mount Astor Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Astor is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat night, min -29°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Astor Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed night, min -29°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon night, strong winds from the SSE by Tue night).

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
443 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1031 km WNW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.2 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
1040 km WNW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: overcast
DomeA
1454 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB238E70S
1905 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SSW
(58 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATB239E70S
1917 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SSW
(47 kph at 202).
- km
ASCATB237E70S
1927 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 193).
- km
ASCATB236E69S
1939 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSW
(45 kph at 197).
- km
ASCATB237E69S
1939 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SSW
(42 kph at 197).
- km
ASCATB238E69S
1940 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 198).
- 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.