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– Lat/Long: 86.02° S 155.50° W

Mount Astor
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Thu morning, min -44°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Wed morning, light winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Fri night, min -42°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2100
2100
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
20
WNW
30
NW
40
NW
30
NNW
60
NNE
40
N
45
NNW
30
NW
20
N
20
NE
25
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
ENE
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Snowflake cm
1
12
6
1
4
1
 mm
max °C
-42
-41
-38
-33
-32
-35
-33
-31
-31
-32
-33
-32
-31
-31
-31
-31
min °C
-44
-42
-40
-37
-33
-37
-37
-32
-31
-33
-33
-32
-32
-31
-31
-36
 chill °C
-62
-62
-61
-56
-54
-58
-59
-48
-44
-47
-49
-44
-44
-46
-42
-53
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-42-39-35-33-36-35-32-31-33-33-32-32-31-31-34-41-39-37-32-29-33-32-28-27-29-29-28-28-28-27-30-39-36-35-29-26-30-29-25-25-26-26-24-24-24-24-27-37-35-34-27-22-27-28-24-22-23-24-23-23-23-22-24
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Thu morning, min -44°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Wed morning, light winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Mount Astor Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Fri night, min -42°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1031 km WNW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-46°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Williams Field
1040 km WNW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-29°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
DomeA
1454 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-64°C
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
BaseBelgranoII
1705 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-38°C
Mist
Wind obs. (7 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB251E68S
2208 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 203).
- km
ASCATC252E68S
2209 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 206).
- km
ASCATC256E68S
2210 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSW
(53 kph at 193).
- km
ASCATC253E68S
2220 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SSW
(61 kph at 202).
- km
ASCATB252E68S
2220 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 201).
- km
ASCATB256E68S
2227 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 194).
- 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.