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Mount Astor Weather Forecast

Queen Maud Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed morning, min -39°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat afternoon, min -33°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed night, near gales from the NNE by Fri afternoon).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2100
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
20
SE
10
SE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
30
NE
60
NNE
40
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
6
3
2
10
16
8
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-39
-39
-39
-38
-39
-38
-33
-30
-30
-28
-28
-32
-25
-25
-25
-26
min °C
-39
-39
-39
-39
-39
-39
-37
-31
-30
-30
-30
-33
-32
-25
-27
-28
 chill °C
-56
-56
-57
-58
-55
-50
-45
-39
-41
-43
-46
-50
-48
-39
-45
-45
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-42-42-43-43-42-39-35-34-33-33-36-32-29-31-31-39-39-39-39-39-39-35-31-30-29-29-33-29-25-26-27-36-36-36-36-36-36-32-28-27-25-26-30-25-22-23-24-34-34-34-34-34-34-31-25-24-23-23-27-23-19-19-21
Sunrise
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2:31
—
—
2:00
—
—
1:23
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:52
—
—
9:39
—
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed morning, min -39°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

Mount Astor Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat afternoon, min -33°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed night, near gales from the NNE by Fri afternoon).

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
Williams Field
1040 km WNW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).
10.0 km
BaseBelgranoII
1705 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC241E69S
2059 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNW
(49 kph at 335).
- km
ASCATC243E69S
2061 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNW
(51 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATB241E69S
2063 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNW
(49 kph at 339).
- km
ASCATC242E69S
2066 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNW
(51 kph at 345).
- km
ASCATB242E69S
2067 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 341).
- km
ASCATB243E69S
2067 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 341).
- km
ASCATB241E68S
2068 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNW
(51 kph at 341).
- km
ASCATB240E68S
2070 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNW
(53 kph at 342).
- 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.