Mount Astor
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Mount Astor Weather Summary:

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Sun morning, min -38°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Sat morning, light winds from the SE by Mon night).

Days 3-6 Mount Astor Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Tue morning, min -38°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 6-9 Mount Astor Weather Summary:

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sun night, min -40°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
clear
cloudy
Wind km/h
55 SSE55
55 SSE55
45 SSE45
45 SSE45
40 S40
30 S30
25 SSE25
20 SSE20
15 SE15
15 SSE15
15 SSE15
20 SSE20
20 SSE20
20 SSE20
25 S25
25 S25
25 SSE25
25 SSE25
30 SSE30
30 SSE30
25 SSE25
25 SSE25
20 SSE20
15 SSW15
25 SW25
20 SW20
20 SSE20
clear clear clear some clouds some clouds some clouds cloudy light snow light snow some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds clear clear clear clear some clouds cloudy cloudy cloudy cloudy cloudy some clouds clear clear cloudy
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
-36 -38 -35 -34 -34 -34 -34 -34 -34 -34 -35 -35 -35 -35 -35 -36 -37 -37 -38 -39 -40 -39 -39 -39 -37 -35 -32
Low °C
-37 -38 -37 -35 -34 -34 -34 -34 -34 -34 -35 -35 -35 -35 -36 -36 -37 -38 -38 -40 -40 -39 -40 -40 -38 -36 -34
Chill °C
-58 -61 -55 -53 -52 -51 -50 -48 -46 -46 -47 -48 -49 -50 -51 -53 -54 -54 -56 -58 -58 -55 -55 -56 -53 -48 -47
Freezing level m
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop mountain backdrop
-39-40-38-37-37-37-37-36-37-37-38-38-38-38-39-40-40-40-41-42-43-42-42-42-40-38-35-36-38-35-34-34-34-34-34-34-34-35-35-35-35-35-36-37-37-38-39-40-39-39-39-37-35-32-34-36-33-32-31-31-31-31-31-32-32-32-32-32-32-34-34-34-35-37-38-37-37-37-35-33-30-32-34-31-30-30-29-29-29-29-30-30-30-30-30-31-32-32-33-33-34-36-35-35-35-33-31-28
Sunrise
12:00 - - 12:00 - - 12:00 - - 12:00 - - 12:00 - - 12:00 - - 12:00 - - 12:00 - - 12:00 - -
Sunset
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Issued local time.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Amundsen-Scott Airport
443 km S
2830m alt.
2 hours ago
-56° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 70).
Low: few
Linda
963 km WNW
50m alt.
2 hours ago
-17.3° C
No report.
52
Near gales from the S
(52 kph at 190).
Minna Bluff
968 km WNW
920m alt.
2 hours ago
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 170).
Williams Field
1040 km WNW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-24° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Low: few
Mcmurdo Base
1043 km WNW
34m alt.
2 hours ago
-23.9° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
31 km
Mid: few

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mount Astor and within an acceptable time window.