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

Castor
Weather Forecast, Switzerland

Issued: 1 pm Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the N by Tue morning).

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4850
5050
3750
4000
4700
2950
2850
3150
2950
3350
2850
9600
km/h
5
WNW
0
SSW
5
WNW
5
N
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
35
N
25
N
15
WNW
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Snowflake cm
3
2
4
1
4
1
6
5
1
5
1
 mm
max °C
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
-1
-1
-2
-3
0
-1
min °C
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-4
-3
-1
-1
 chill °C
1
1
1
1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-3
-4
-6
-5
-6
-11
-11
-7
-6
Freezing level m
4500
4450
4450
4450
4400
4400
4250
4250
4200
4200
4100
4100
4050
3650
3700
4250
4000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2212211100-1-1-1-3-3-1-17767765555444214314131313121212121212101011871192219202018191918181816171814141914
Sunrise
6:26
6:26
6:28
6:30
6:31
Sunset
8:40
8:38
8:37
8:36
8:35
8:32

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Castor Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Castor is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Castor Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the N by Tue morning).

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
6° C
-
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 320).
24
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
19° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 359).
46
ZFC: Schwarzsee
10 km WNW
2480m alt.
1 hour ago
20° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 12).
37
ZFC: Gornergrat N.
11 km N
2186m alt.
1 hour ago
20° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 344).
37
ZFC: Gornergr. North
11 km N
3040m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 265 degs) was rejected.
ZFC: Riffelberg
12 km NW
2600m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 31 degs) was rejected.
21 km SSW
1469m alt.
46 minutes ago
26° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the ESE
(10 kph at 120).
26
Mottec
28 km NW
1581m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
Evolene / Villa
30 km WNW
1829m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
No report.
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 340).

* 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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