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Mount Astor Weather Forecast

Queen Maud Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Sat morning, min -43°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu night, min -42°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu morning, light winds from the NE by Thu night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3250
3300
3700
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
3250
km/h
25
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
35
SE
30
SE
10
E
20
NNW
25
N
20
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
20
NE
10
NE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
3
8
2
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-38
-39
-40
-42
-42
-42
-42
-41
-41
-41
-40
-32
-31
-32
-33
-33
-31
-28
min °C
-39
-40
-42
-42
-42
-43
-42
-41
-42
-42
-41
-38
-31
-33
-33
-33
-32
-30
 chill °C
-58
-60
-62
-61
-61
-62
-59
-61
-62
-55
-57
-56
-44
-49
-50
-51
-45
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-40-41-42-42-43-42-41-42-42-41-35-31-33-33-33-32-29-34-36-37-39-39-39-39-37-39-38-37-31-27-29-30-29-27-24-31-33-35-36-36-36-36-34-36-36-35-28-24-25-26-25-23-20-29-30-32-33-34-35-34-32-33-33-33-26-22-22-23-22-20-19
Sunrise
2:36
—
—
3:12
—
—
1:45
—
—
1:15
—
—
12:42
—
—
10:55
—
—
Sunset
—
6:06
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:00
—
—
7:34
—
—
8:14
—
—
—
9:19

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Mount Astor Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Astor is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Sat morning, min -43°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Mount Astor Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu night, min -42°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu morning, light winds from the NE by Thu night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Astor at the specific elevation of 3710 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.
3 hours ago
-18°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: few
High: broken
BaseBelgranoII
1705 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 140).
2.0 km
Mid: few
ASCATC199E66S
2209 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the NW
(66 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATC198E66S
2230 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the NW
(62 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATC196E66S
2245 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB196E66S
2246 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATC197E66S
2246 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATC194E66S
2247 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB194E66S
2248 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB197E66S
2254 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 309).
- 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.