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

Castor
Weather Forecast, Switzerland

Issued: 7 am Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 16mm) heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
snow showers
clear
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
clear
snow shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
6050
5200
4250
4100
3050
3400
3250
2850
3450
2850
2850
km/h
5
SE
0
N
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
0
NE
0
S
5
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WNW
5
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
3
2
4
7
10
6
 mm
3
7
4
2
max °C
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
-1
-2
-2
-3
min °C
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
-1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-4
 chill °C
-1
1
1
0
1
-2
-1
1
1
1
-1
-4
-4
-5
-7
-7
-6
-9
Freezing level m
4350
4500
4450
4500
4650
4450
4450
4550
4450
4400
4350
4200
4200
4150
3900
3900
3650
3700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
122232222111-1-1-2-2-3-467778777766545322113141313151313151313131111129987202220202219202319202117181915161512
Sunrise
6:22
6:24
6:26
6:26
6:28
6:30
Sunset
8:43
8:40
8:38
8:37
8:36
8:35

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Castor Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Castor is: A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 16mm) heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Castor Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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
4° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 50 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.
1 hour ago
18° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 203).
31
ZFC: Schwarzsee
10 km WNW
2480m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 181).
41
ZFC: Gornergrat N.
11 km N
2186m alt.
1 hour ago
19° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 278 degs) was rejected.
ZFC: Gornergr. North
11 km N
3040m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 77 degs) was rejected.
ZFC: Riffelberg
12 km NW
2600m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 2 degs) was rejected.
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
22° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the SE
(10 kph at 126).
24
lightning 13km NNE of Donnas
25 km SSE
1072m alt.
3 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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