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Mount Astor Weather Forecast

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue night, min -34°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu afternoon, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the E by Sat night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4750
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
0
NW
10
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
30
E
20
E
15
ESE
40
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
E
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
4
6
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-33
-34
-34
-32
-29
-23
-23
-23
-24
-25
-24
-25
-27
-27
-27
-28
-28
-27
min °C
-33
-34
-34
-33
-30
-28
-23
-24
-25
-25
-25
-29
-27
-27
-28
-28
-28
-27
 chill °C
-46
-43
-40
-40
-30
-36
-35
-37
-38
-36
-36
-46
-41
-39
-41
-40
-38
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-37-38-36-33-29-27-28-29-29-29-31-31-31-32-32-32-31-33-34-34-33-30-26-23-24-25-25-25-27-27-27-28-28-28-27-31-32-32-30-28-23-20-20-21-21-21-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-29-30-30-29-27-22-18-17-18-18-19-22-22-22-22-22-22-22
Sunrise
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:00
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—
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue night, min -34°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Wed night).

Mount Astor Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu afternoon, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the E by Sat 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.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1031 km WNW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Williams Field
1040 km WNW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
DomeA
1454 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
2696 km SSE
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-25°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
2706 km SSE
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATB145E64S
2736 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the S
(50 kph at 169).
- km
ASCATB146E64S
2741 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SSE
(52 kph at 165).
- km
Halvfarryggen
2745 km SSE
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-26°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB147E64S
2748 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSE
(54 kph at 162).
- 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.