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

Castor Weather Forecast

Pennine Alps · Switzerland
Issued: 7 am Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Sun night, moderate winds from the N by Mon night).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2850
2850
2850
8900
2900
2850
2850
2850
2850
2850
2850
2850
4600
8850
km/h
15
S
15
SW
40
WNW
25
NW
35
WNW
30
W
50
SW
55
W
35
W
30
NW
35
NNW
45
NNW
35
NNW
45
NW
60
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
25
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
32
35
1
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
—
—
6
24
10
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-10
-13
-13
-12
-10
-10
-14
-15
-18
-18
-11
-9
-8
-7
-5
-4
-1
min °C
-9
-11
-15
-15
-13
-10
-12
-14
-17
-18
-18
-16
-10
-8
-8
-5
-5
-4
 chill °C
-16
-18
-27
-26
-24
-20
-25
-27
-28
-29
-29
-30
-21
-18
-20
-15
-14
-12
Freezing level m
2850
2500
1600
2100
2350
1950
2150
2150
1500
1700
1700
1400
2450
2800
2750
3250
3300
3850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-11-14-14-13-10-11-14-16-18-18-14-10-8-8-5-5-3-4-6-10-10-8-7-7-9-11-13-13-10-6-4-4-1-1221-4-4-2-2-2-3-5-7-6-5-11234686216235-1-13-14777108
Sunrise
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
6:58
—
—
7:58
—
—
Sunset
—
6:32
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
5:25
—
—
6:24
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Castor Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Castor is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

Castor Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Sun night, moderate winds from the N by Mon 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
0°C
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 39 degs) was rejected.
7 km N
3129m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (43 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
ZFC: Landing Zermatt
8 km NW
2432m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (48 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
ZFC: Schwarzsee
10 km WNW
2480m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 196 degs) was rejected.
Sur
11 km N
2186m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 256 degs) was rejected.
ZFC: Gornergrat N.
11 km N
2186m alt.
1 hour ago
-
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 111).
20
ZFC: Gornergr. North
11 km N
3040m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 198 degs) was rejected.
ZFC: Riffelberg
12 km NW
2600m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 205).
4
12 km NW
1929m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
21 km SSW
1469m alt.
20 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 81).
6

* 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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