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Mount Astor Weather Forecast

Queen Maud Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat afternoon, min -37°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu night, min -35°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
3300
3950
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
25
SSE
35
SSE
25
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
5
4
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-32
-33
-35
-35
-36
-36
-35
-35
-36
-33
-25
-24
-24
-24
-25
-23
-20
min °C
-32
-36
-36
-35
-37
-37
-35
-36
-36
-35
-31
-25
-25
-25
-25
-24
-24
 chill °C
-50
-53
-53
-51
-50
-51
-51
-55
-52
-46
-41
-35
-35
-35
-37
-33
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-41-42-42-43-43-42-42-42-41-35-31-33-33-33-32-31-35-37-39-38-39-39-38-39-39-37-31-28-28-28-28-27-26-32-35-36-35-37-37-35-36-36-34-28-25-25-25-25-24-22-29-32-33-33-35-35-33-33-33-32-26-22-22-22-22-21-20
Sunrise
—
—
3:12
—
—
1:45
—
—
1:15
—
—
12:42
—
—
10:55
—
—
Sunset
6:06
—
—
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 -32°C on Sat afternoon, min -37°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun night).

Mount Astor Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu night, min -35°C on Tue afternoon). 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
Amundsen-Scott Airport
443 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
High: few
Williams Field
1040 km WNW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
ASCATB246E68S
2198 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATB247E68S
2210 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WNW
(60 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB248E68S
2217 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB249E68S
2219 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATC249E68S
2219 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATC250E68S
2229 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB250E68S
2234 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB251E68S
2235 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 304).
- 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.