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Mount Astor Weather Forecast

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat morning, min -24°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed night, light winds from the ENE by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat night, min -27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
30
ESE
35
ENE
30
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
N
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
4
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
2
2
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-22
-22
-22
-23
-23
-23
-22
-21
-21
-21
-22
-24
-25
-26
-25
-25
min °C
-24
-22
-22
-23
-23
-23
-22
-22
-21
-22
-23
-25
-26
-26
-25
-27
 chill °C
-38
-36
-35
-34
-34
-33
-31
-30
-28
-30
-33
-35
-37
-34
-33
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-26-26-27-27-27-26-26-25-26-27-28-30-30-30-31-23-22-22-23-23-23-22-22-21-22-23-25-26-26-25-26-20-19-19-20-20-20-19-18-18-19-20-21-23-23-22-23-18-16-17-17-17-17-16-15-15-16-16-18-20-20-19-20
Sunrise
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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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 night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat morning, min -24°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed night, light winds from the ENE by Sat morning).

Mount Astor Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat night, min -27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
0.6 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1031 km WNW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1454 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB258E71S
1926 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 153).
- km
ASCATB266E71S
1934 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the ENE
(40 kph at 62).
- km
ASCATB268E71S
1935 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the ENE
(49 kph at 68).
- km
ASCATB267E71S
1938 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the ENE
(43 kph at 69).
- km
ASCATC260E71S
1942 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 77).
- km
ASCATB259E71S
1944 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 166).
- km
ASCATC264E71S
1947 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 58).
- 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.