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

Castor
Weather Forecast, Switzerland

Issued: 1 pm Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -1°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2950
2900
3150
4800
3000
2850
2900
4150
9400
2900
4700
km/h
5
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
25
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
 mm
0.1
max °C
0
1
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
-1
0
min °C
0
0
0
0
0
-1
-1
-1
0
2
1
1
2
0
0
-1
-1
 chill °C
0
0
-2
-3
-4
-7
-8
-9
-7
-4
-5
-4
-3
-6
-6
-7
-7
Freezing level m
4200
4300
4250
4150
4200
4150
4050
4000
4250
4600
4500
4500
4450
4350
4150
4100
4200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
01000-1-1-10222210-1-1555554434766765441211121111111191014121214121111102018191917181914172118192218181816
Sunrise
6:28
6:30
6:31
6:31
6:33
Sunset
8:37
8:36
8:35
8:32
8:30
8:29

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Castor Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Castor is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -1°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Mon night).

Castor Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
52 minutes ago
5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 279).
0
7 km N
3129m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
ZFC: Landing Zermatt
8 km NW
2432m alt.
52 minutes ago
16° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 357 degs) was rejected.
ZFC: Schwarzsee
10 km WNW
2480m alt.
52 minutes ago
15° C
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 12 degs) was rejected.
ZFC: Gornergrat N.
11 km N
2186m alt.
52 minutes ago
17° C
-
Wind obs. (35 kph from 341 degs) was rejected.
ZFC: Gornergr. North
11 km N
3040m alt.
52 minutes ago
13° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 251).
37
ZFC: Riffelberg
12 km NW
2600m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 35 degs) was rejected.
12 km NW
1929m alt.
3 hours ago
16° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
lightning 18km SE of Saas-Fee
16 km ENE
1320m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 22km ENE of Ayas
18 km SE
1269m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm

* 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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