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– Lat/Long: 86.02° S 155.50° W

Mount Astor
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed morning, min -36°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun night, min -35°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
clear
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
mod. snow
light snow
clear
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
2050
2100
4100
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2100
4900
7700
km/h
35
NE
25
N
30
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
30
NNE
25
N
30
N
25
N
20
NNE
30
NE
10
NNE
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
9
2
1
6
2
2
1
1
5
2
 mm
max °C
-28
-35
-31
-29
-28
-28
-30
-30
-29
-29
-30
-32
-32
-29
-27
-27
-28
-27
min °C
-31
-36
-36
-29
-28
-30
-30
-31
-30
-29
-31
-35
-33
-30
-29
-28
-29
-28
 chill °C
-48
-54
-54
-42
-41
-45
-45
-46
-45
-42
-46
-46
-45
-40
-34
-34
-37
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-38-37-33-32-33-35-35-34-33-35-37-36-34-32-32-33-31-30-36-34-29-28-29-30-31-30-29-31-34-33-30-28-28-29-28-27-33-31-27-26-26-27-27-26-26-27-31-30-27-26-25-26-25-24-30-30-26-23-23-24-24-24-23-24-28-29-27-25-25-25-25
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed morning, min -36°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Mount Astor Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun night, min -35°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

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.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1031 km WNW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Williams Field
1040 km WNW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-31°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
10.0 km
DomeA
1454 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC239E67S
2238 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NNE
(18 kph at 13).
- km
ASCATC238E67S
2250 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NNE
(23 kph at 12).
- km
ASCATC236E67S
2252 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 9).
- km
ASCATC240E67S
2252 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NNE
(14 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATB236E67S
2253 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATC233E66S
2261 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNE
(40 kph at 17).
- 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.