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Mount Astor Weather Forecast

Queen Maud Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu night, min -35°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun afternoon, min -28°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
3600
3600
2100
2050
2250
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
3650
2050
2050
2050
km/h
20
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
25
SSE
20
ESE
20
NE
15
NE
15
SE
15
E
20
NE
20
NNE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ESE
25
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
6
7
7
1
—
—
2
3
19
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-35
-34
-28
-26
-27
-25
-30
-33
-24
-23
-23
-22
-28
-28
-24
-22
-20
-20
min °C
-35
-34
-32
-27
-28
-27
-32
-33
-32
-24
-24
-28
-28
-28
-26
-24
-20
-21
 chill °C
-50
-44
-39
-38
-42
-39
-45
-46
-42
-36
-36
-40
-38
-36
-35
-34
-30
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-41-38-34-34-33-37-39-35-31-32-34-35-34-33-31-28-30-38-37-34-30-31-29-34-36-31-27-27-29-31-31-28-27-24-25-35-34-30-27-28-26-31-33-28-24-24-25-28-28-25-23-20-21-33-32-29-25-26-24-29-31-26-21-20-22-25-26-23-20-18-17
Sunrise
2:00
—
—
1:23
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
—
8:52
—
—
9:39
—
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu night, min -35°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Astor Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun afternoon, min -28°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1031 km WNW
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-33°C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
1040 km WNW
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-27°C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Low: few
BaseBelgranoII
1705 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB187E65S
2408 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
68
Gales from the S
(68 kph at 180).
- km
ASCATB186E65S
2410 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
77
Severe gales from the S
(77 kph at 182).
- km
ASCATB185E65S
2413 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
74
Gales from the S
(74 kph at 185).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
2427 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
71
Gales from the SSW
(71 kph at 195).
- km
ASCATB182E65S
2430 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
71
Gales from the SSW
(71 kph at 197).
- km
ASCATB186E64S
2435 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the S
(64 kph at 183).
- km
ASCATB187E64S
2438 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
69
Gales from the S
(69 kph at 177).
- 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.