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Mount Astor Weather Forecast

Queen Maud Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat morning, min -36°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun night, strong winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu night, min -36°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3250
3300
3700
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
3250
km/h
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
30
SSE
40
SSE
20
SE
5
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
3
8
2
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-30
-32
-33
-35
-35
-36
-36
-34
-35
-35
-34
-25
-24
-24
-25
-24
-22
-19
min °C
-31
-33
-36
-36
-36
-36
-36
-34
-36
-36
-35
-31
-24
-25
-26
-25
-23
-21
 chill °C
-48
-51
-54
-54
-52
-51
-50
-51
-55
-50
-43
-40
-34
-36
-38
-36
-32
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-40-41-42-42-43-42-41-42-42-41-35-31-33-33-33-32-29-34-36-37-39-39-39-39-37-39-38-37-31-27-29-30-29-27-24-31-33-35-36-36-36-36-34-36-36-35-28-24-25-26-25-23-20-29-30-32-33-34-35-34-32-33-33-33-26-22-22-23-22-20-19
Sunrise
2:36
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—
3:12
—
—
1:45
—
—
1:15
—
—
12:42
—
—
10:55
—
—
Sunset
—
6:06
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:00
—
—
7:34
—
—
8:14
—
—
—
9:19

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Mount Astor Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Astor is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat morning, min -36°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun night, strong winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Mount Astor Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu night, min -36°C on Tue morning). 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
443 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1031 km WNW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1040 km WNW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 1).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB207E68S
2025 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATB206E68S
2031 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATC207E68S
2031 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATC206E68S
2039 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NW
(57 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATC205E68S
2048 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NW
(56 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATB205E68S
2056 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATC208E68S
2058 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WNW
(45 kph at 300).
- 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.