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

Castor
Weather Forecast, Switzerland

Issued: 7 pm Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Thu night turning to light snow on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2900
2850
2950
9200
4150
9050
9350
3450
2850
km/h
45
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
3
2
1
10
 mm
1.4
max °C
2
0
0
-2
-2
-1
-1
-2
0
-1
-2
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
min °C
0
0
-1
-5
-4
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
-4
 chill °C
-8
-8
-9
-14
-11
-6
-8
-7
-6
-7
-9
-8
-8
-8
-7
-10
Freezing level m
4400
4200
4200
3550
3850
4100
3900
4000
4150
4050
3950
4200
4050
4050
4050
3650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:43
6:45
6:46
6:47
6:48
Sunset
8:15
8:13
8:12
8:09
8:07

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Castor Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Castor is: Drizzle on Thu night turning to light snow on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Castor Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). 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.
53 minutes ago
3°C
-
Wind obs. (91 kph from 96 degs) was rejected.
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.
53 minutes ago
14°C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 278 degs) was rejected.
ZFC: Schwarzsee
10 km WNW
2480m alt.
53 minutes ago
12°C
-
63
Gales from the SSW
(63 kph at 212).
94
ZFC: Gornergrat N.
11 km N
2186m alt.
53 minutes ago
13°C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 279 degs) was rejected.
ZFC: Gornergr. North
11 km N
3040m alt.
53 minutes ago
11°C
-
67
Gales from the ESE
(67 kph at 122).
81
ZFC: Riffelberg
12 km NW
2600m alt.
53 minutes ago
22°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 175).
61
12 km NW
1929m alt.
3 hours ago
16°C
No report.
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
21 km SSW
1469m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 353).
6
Mottec
28 km NW
1581m alt.
3 hours 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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