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Mount Astor Weather Forecast

Queen Maud Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -38°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun night, min -35°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
3600
2100
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2850
2050
km/h
20
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
NNE
20
NE
10
NE
20
ENE
30
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
2
4
5
—
—
—
—
—
7
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-38
-37
-32
-30
-30
-28
-33
-36
-30
-28
-28
-28
-35
-34
-32
-29
-27
-26
min °C
-38
-37
-36
-30
-31
-30
-34
-36
-35
-28
-29
-33
-35
-35
-34
-30
-28
-26
 chill °C
-52
-45
-36
-37
-45
-42
-49
-51
-46
-40
-44
-48
-47
-41
-34
-41
-40
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-41-38-34-34-34-37-39-37-33-33-35-39-39-37-34-32-31-38-37-34-30-31-29-34-36-33-28-29-31-35-35-33-30-28-26-35-34-30-27-28-26-31-33-30-25-25-27-32-32-30-26-24-23-33-32-29-25-26-24-28-31-28-22-22-24-30-30-29-25-22-20
Sunrise
2:00
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—
1:23
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
—
8:52
—
—
9:39
—
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -38°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Astor Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun night, min -35°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat 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
443 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
517 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: clear
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1031 km WNW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-32°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
1040 km WNW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-29°C
clear
Clear
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Jang Bogo Station
1410 km WNW
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseBelgranoII
1705 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dumont Durville
2479 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 340).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
2547 km E
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
Fog, sky visible, becoming thicker.
78
Severe gales from the NW
(78 kph at 320).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
Casey
2820 km SW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
snow showers
Light snow showers.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
31 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC164E62S
2866 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 87).
- 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.