Castor
Weather Forecast, Switzerland

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Days 0-3 Castor Weather Summary:

Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Castor Weather Summary:

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Turning milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
light rain
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
cloudy
moderate snow
moderate snow
cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
rain showers
partially cloudy
Wind km/h
5 W5
5 WSW5
5 NW5
15 NW15
15 NW15
10 NNW10
5 SSE5
5 SSE5
5 SSE5
5 S5
5 SSE5
10 NW10
15 NW15
15 NW15
10 NW10
5 WSW5
10 W10
15 WNW15
light rain cloudy light snow cloudy some clouds clear some clouds clear some clouds cloudy mod. snow mod. snow cloudy some clouds clear some clouds rain shwrs some clouds
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Rain
Rain mm
4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 -
Snow
Snow cm
- - 3 - - - - - - - 6 7 - - - - - -
High °C
2 1 0 1 0 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1 -1 0 -2 -1 3 5 6
Low °C
2 0 0 0 -3 -3 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -2 -2 -5 -4 1 3 3
Chill °C
0 1 -2 -3 -5 -2 -1 -3 -2 -3 -1 -4 -4 -7 -5 1 2 3
Freezing level m
1850 1700 1450 1450 1550 1150 1500 1400 1450 1400 1300 1350 1250 1200 1100 1600 2100 2500
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
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Sunrise
8:03 - - 8:03 - - 8:04 - - 8:06 - - 8:06 - - 8:07 - -
Sunset
- 4:44 - - 4:44 - - 4:45 - - 4:45 - - 4:45 - - 4:45 -

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Castor at the specific elevation of 1500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Castor. 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 Switzerland.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
MonteRosa
4 km NNE
2887m alt.
57 minutes ago
-7.5° C
-
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
Pian Rosa Mountain Top Airport
7 km WSW
3488m alt.
57 minutes ago
-9.8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 20).
30 km
Low: scattered
Mid: mostly cloudy
Gornergrat
7 km N
3129m alt.
57 minutes ago
-6.8° C
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
Zermatt
12 km NW
1638m alt.
57 minutes ago
-0.3° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 250).
Promiod
21 km SSW
1469m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 83).

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Castor and within an acceptable time window.

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