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

Castor
Weather Forecast, Switzerland

Issued: 7 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Tue night, near gales from the SW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
risk tstorm
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
4750
9350
8900
3200
2950
3450
2850
9350
5900
5550
9300
2850
km/h
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
40
SW
45
SW
50
SW
45
SW
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
2
2
 mm
0.2
2
max °C
-1
0
1
2
1
3
2
0
0
-2
-1
0
0
0
1
0
min °C
-1
-1
1
0
1
2
1
-1
-1
-4
-2
0
-1
-1
0
-1
 chill °C
-7
-7
-4
-6
-5
-4
-6
-10
-9
-11
-8
-5
-7
-6
-5
-8
Freezing level m
4000
4200
4350
4450
4350
4650
4550
4050
4150
3700
4050
4300
4050
4150
4300
4150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-111132-1-1-3-20-1-11-1456667744235445410111312121412101189121010121016172017172017171814152016162016
Sunrise
6:41
6:41
6:43
6:45
6:46
Sunset
8:19
8:16
8:15
8:13
8:12

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Castor Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Castor is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Tue night, near gales from the SW by Fri morning).

Castor Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

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
-1°C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 117 degs) was rejected.
7 km N
3129m alt.
2 hours 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
9°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 98).
0
ZFC: Schwarzsee
10 km WNW
2480m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 66).
7
ZFC: Gornergrat N.
11 km N
2186m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 163).
7
ZFC: Gornergr. North
11 km N
3040m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
ZFC: Riffelberg
12 km NW
2600m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 41).
0
12 km NW
1929m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
21 km SSW
1469m alt.
41 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 319).
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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