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

Castor
Weather Forecast, Switzerland

Issued: 1 pm Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Mon night).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4500
4550
4100
3400
3900
3550
2900
2950
4500
3700
3150
8950
2900
km/h
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
SSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
40
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
3
3
3
1
2
1
9
 mm
0.6
max °C
2
2
0
0
0
-3
-2
-3
-3
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
min °C
2
0
-1
0
-2
-3
-3
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-2
-1
-5
 chill °C
-3
-6
-7
-6
-8
-10
-10
-12
-11
-9
-8
-7
-8
-6
-8
-6
-13
Freezing level m
4550
4300
4200
4250
4000
3800
3850
3550
3750
4050
3850
3900
4050
4050
4000
4000
3800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:33
6:35
6:35
6:37
6:37
Sunset
8:30
8:29
8:28
8:25
8:23
8:22

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Castor Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Castor is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Castor Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Mon night).

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.
38 minutes ago
3° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the SSE
(33 kph at 158).
54
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.
38 minutes ago
16° C
-
70
Gales from the SW
(70 kph at 233).
94
ZFC: Schwarzsee
10 km WNW
2480m alt.
38 minutes ago
16° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 222).
35
ZFC: Gornergrat N.
11 km N
2186m alt.
38 minutes ago
18° C
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 280).
26
ZFC: Gornergr. North
11 km N
3040m alt.
38 minutes ago
12° C
-
Wind obs. (41 kph from 152 degs) was rejected.
ZFC: Riffelberg
12 km NW
2600m alt.
38 minutes ago
22° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 354 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.
53 minutes ago
20° C
Dry
23
Moderate winds from the E
(23 kph at 100).
43
lightning 15km NNW of Sagliano Micca
24 km SSE
2312m alt.
8 minutes 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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