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Mount Astor Weather Forecast

Queen Maud Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Wed night, min -42°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Thu morning, min -40°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the NE by Sat night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4150
2100
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
25
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
20
SE
5
ENE
15
N
15
NNE
20
E
20
E
25
NNE
30
NE
30
N
30
ENE
45
NNE
40
NE
45
NNE
35
NE
30
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
1
—
5
6
10
2
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-42
-42
-41
-42
-41
-35
-34
-34
-32
-32
-38
-33
-32
-32
-32
-32
-35
-36
min °C
-42
-42
-42
-42
-42
-40
-34
-34
-33
-35
-40
-40
-34
-33
-32
-34
-36
-37
 chill °C
-60
-62
-62
-58
-42
-53
-46
-48
-48
-53
-58
-58
-54
-52
-49
-53
-54
-55
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-42-42-42-42-38-34-34-33-34-39-37-33-33-32-33-36-37-39-39-38-39-38-34-30-30-29-30-36-33-29-28-27-29-32-34-36-36-36-36-35-31-27-27-25-27-33-30-25-25-23-26-29-31-34-34-34-34-34-29-25-24-22-24-31-28-22-21-20-23-26-28
Sunrise
2:31
—
—
2:00
—
—
1:23
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
—
8:15
—
—
8:52
—
—
9:39
—
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 -32°C on Wed night, min -42°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Mount Astor Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Thu morning, min -40°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the NE by Sat 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
443 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
High: few
Williams Field
1040 km WNW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
clear
Clear
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 80).
10.0 km
2696 km SSE
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
2706 km SSE
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2745 km SSE
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
ASCATB132E63S
2945 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATB131E63S
2957 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATB130E63S
2992 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNW
(53 kph at 327).
- km
ASCATB129E63S
3033 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATB132E62S
3034 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 305).
- 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.