Castor weather
– Lat/Long: 45.92° N 7.79° E

Castor
Weather Forecast, Switzerland

Issued: 7 pm Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue night, near gales from the SW by Thu night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4950
4700
4150
7200
2850
3600
3650
5300
2900
km/h
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
45
SW
55
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
27
1
 mm
max °C
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-1
-1
-1
1
2
0
1
1
min °C
-3
-2
-1
-2
-2
-1
-4
-4
-1
-1
-1
0
0
0
0
-1
 chill °C
-10
-8
-7
-8
-7
-6
-9
-11
-7
-7
-7
-6
-6
-6
-8
-10
Freezing level m
3800
3900
4100
4000
4050
4100
3650
3800
4000
4000
4100
4300
4500
4200
4350
4200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-1-2-2-1-3-4-1-1-1110102344442234456555891110101188111010121211121113151915171814151816171916171816
Sunrise
6:37
6:37
6:39
6:41
6:41
Sunset
8:23
8:22
8:21
8:19
8:16

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Castor Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Castor is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Castor Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue night, near gales from the SW by Thu night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Castor at the specific elevation of 4228 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
ZFC: Kl. Matterhorn
5 km W
3800m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 108 degs) was rejected.
7 km N
3129m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
ZFC: Landing Zermatt
8 km NW
2432m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 91 degs) was rejected.
ZFC: Schwarzsee
10 km WNW
2480m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 109 degs) was rejected.
ZFC: Gornergrat N.
11 km N
2186m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 215 degs) was rejected.
ZFC: Gornergr. North
11 km N
3040m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
ZFC: Riffelberg
12 km NW
2600m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 330).
0
12 km NW
1929m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
21 km SSW
1469m alt.
56 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3
Mottec
28 km NW
1581m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.

* 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.

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