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Mount Astor Weather Forecast

Queen Maud Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed night, light winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
30
SE
25
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
NE
5
N
10
NE
5
E
5
E
10
N
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
4
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
2
2
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-19
-19
-19
-20
-20
-20
-19
-18
-18
-18
-19
-21
-22
-22
-22
-22
min °C
-21
-19
-19
-20
-20
-20
-19
-18
-18
-19
-20
-21
-23
-23
-22
-23
 chill °C
-34
-30
-30
-30
-29
-28
-26
-25
-24
-26
-27
-26
-32
-28
-26
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-26-26-27-27-27-26-26-25-26-27-28-30-30-30-31-23-22-22-23-23-23-22-22-21-22-23-25-26-26-25-26-20-19-19-20-20-20-19-18-18-19-20-21-23-23-22-23-18-16-17-17-17-17-16-15-15-16-16-18-20-20-19-20
Sunrise
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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—
12:00
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12:00
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Mount Astor Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Astor is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed night, light winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Mount Astor Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Sun 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
443 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
0.6 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1031 km WNW
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
Wind obs. (35 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
DomeA
1454 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
hy2c276E71S
2100 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NE
(36 kph at 55).
- km
hy2c275E70S
2114 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NE
(36 kph at 55).
- km
hy2c274E70S
2132 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 55).
- km
hy2c273E70S
2151 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 55).
- km
hy2c276E70S
2159 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NE
(36 kph at 55).
- km
hy2c272E70S
2172 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 52).
- km
hy2c271E70S
2177 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NE
(32 kph at 52).
- 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.