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Mount Astor Weather Forecast

Queen Maud Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri night, min -37°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4150
2100
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
20
SE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SE
10
SE
10
NE
10
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
25
E
30
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
1
—
5
6
10
2
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-39
-39
-38
-39
-37
-31
-30
-30
-28
-28
-35
-29
-28
-28
-27
-28
-31
-33
min °C
-39
-39
-38
-39
-38
-36
-30
-30
-29
-31
-37
-37
-29
-28
-27
-29
-32
-34
 chill °C
-55
-57
-56
-54
-47
-43
-39
-42
-42
-46
-52
-51
-45
-43
-39
-43
-46
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-42-42-42-42-38-34-34-33-34-39-37-33-33-32-33-36-37-39-39-38-39-38-34-30-30-29-30-36-33-29-28-27-29-32-34-36-36-36-36-35-31-27-27-25-27-33-30-25-25-23-26-29-31-34-34-34-34-34-29-25-24-22-24-31-28-22-21-20-23-26-28
Sunrise
2:31
—
—
2:00
—
—
1:23
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
—
8:15
—
—
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 morning). 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 morning. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri night, min -37°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
High: few
Williams Field
1040 km WNW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
clear
Clear
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 80).
10.0 km
2696 km SSE
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
2706 km SSE
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2745 km SSE
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
ASCATB149E62S
2913 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SSW
(47 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATB157E61S
2917 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the WSW
(65 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATB150E62S
2917 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB148E62S
2921 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATB151E62S
2934 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SSW
(60 kph at 213).
- 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.