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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 -34°C on Wed morning, min -43°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the E by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu night, min -36°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, severe 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
30
SE
30
ESE
35
SE
40
SE
20
SE
5
E
10
NNE
20
N
20
NE
15
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
N
45
NNE
75
NNE
60
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
6
3
2
10
16
8
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-42
-42
-42
-42
-42
-42
-37
-34
-34
-32
-32
-35
-29
-29
-30
-30
min °C
-42
-42
-42
-43
-43
-42
-41
-35
-34
-34
-34
-36
-35
-29
-31
-32
 chill °C
-61
-61
-62
-62
-57
-51
-52
-49
-48
-50
-53
-57
-55
-47
-53
-53
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
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—
8:15
—
—
8:52
—
—
9:39
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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 -34°C on Wed morning, min -43°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the E by Tue afternoon).

Mount Astor Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu night, min -36°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, severe gales from the NNE by Fri afternoon).

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
Amundsen-Scott Airport
443 km S
507m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 60).
2.0 km
High: few
517 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
517 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-64°C
light snow
Diamond dust.
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 50).
2.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
1040 km WNW
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-21°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 060 to 180 degs)
(22 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
1410 km WNW
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-17°C
-
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 250).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1705 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-17°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2b247E68S
2115 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 322).
- km
hy2b248E68S
2135 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 322).
- km
hy2b249E68S
2172 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 322).
- km
hy2b251E68S
2176 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 312).
- 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.