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Mount Astor Weather Forecast

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -39°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat morning, min -36°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, strong winds from the NE by Sat morning).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
3550
2100
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
35
SE
20
SE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
SE
20
SE
20
E
20
NE
20
NE
10
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
2
9
11
13
7
10
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-38
-38
-37
-31
-29
-30
-28
-33
-35
-30
-26
-26
-25
-24
-26
-26
min °C
-39
-39
-38
-36
-30
-31
-31
-34
-36
-36
-27
-26
-28
-25
-26
-28
 chill °C
-58
-54
-45
-43
-41
-45
-44
-49
-48
-45
-40
-39
-42
-42
-41
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-42-41-37-33-34-34-37-39-37-31-31-31-30-31-32-39-39-38-34-30-31-30-34-36-33-27-26-27-25-26-27-36-36-35-30-27-28-27-31-33-30-24-22-23-21-22-24-34-34-33-28-25-25-25-28-31-29-21-19-20-17-19-20
Sunrise
—
2:00
—
—
1:23
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:52
—
—
9:39
—
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 -28°C on Wed night, min -39°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Mount Astor Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat morning, min -36°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, strong winds from the NE by Sat morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Astor at the specific elevation of 3100 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.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
High: few
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1031 km WNW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-29°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
1040 km WNW
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-26°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (28 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
ASCATB267E67S
2405 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the NNW
(63 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATB269E66S
2510 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NW
(60 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATB270E66S
2536 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NW
(60 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATB271E66S
2572 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NW
(60 kph at 323).
- km
ASCATB272E66S
2609 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NW
(58 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATB271E65S
2629 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NW
(58 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATB272E65S
2637 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NW
(58 kph at 318).
- 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.