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

Castor
Weather Forecast, Switzerland

Issued: 6 pm Wed 07 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -24°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
40
NNW
60
NNW
65
NW
55
NW
40
W
40
W
40
W
15
NW
30
NW
45
NW
40
NNW
40
NNW
50
NNW
40
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
NW
2
5
4
6
8
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
max °C
-23
-22
-17
-15
-14
-21
-23
-25
-24
-24
-24
-20
-16
-13
-13
-12
-11
min °C
-25
-24
-20
-17
-19
-23
-25
-27
-25
-24
-24
-22
-19
-15
-13
-13
-12
-41
-42
-37
-32
-34
-36
-39
-38
-40
-40
-40
-37
-34
-28
-25
-25
-23
400
0
1050
1550
1500
1250
1100
400
450
700
300
350
750
1150
1950
2150
1950
Cloud base (m)
5300
2850
2850
2850
2800
2850
2850
2850
2850
2850
2850
2850
2850
2850
2850
2850
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Sunrise
8:08
8:08
8:07
8:07
8:07
Sunset
5:00
5:00
5:01
5:04
5:05
5:06

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Castor Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Castor is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Castor Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -24°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
ZFC: Kl. Matterhorn
5 km W
3800m alt.
2 hours ago
-24° C
-
61
Near gales from the N
(61 kph at 8).
93
ZFC: Landing Zermatt
8 km NW
2432m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 254 degs) was rejected.
ZFC: Schwarzsee
10 km WNW
2480m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
-
59
Near gales from the WSW
(59 kph at 255).
102
ZFC: Gornergrat N.
11 km N
3100m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 213 degs) was rejected.
ZFC: Gornergr. North
11 km N
3040m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 159 degs) was rejected.
ZFC: Riffelberg
12 km NW
2600m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 282 degs) was rejected.
21 km SSW
1469m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 81 degs) was rejected.
Evolène
30 km WNW
1390m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 125 degs) was rejected.
35 km S
322m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 123).
0
Bürchen Mällig
36 km N
2780m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
-
Wind obs. (91 kph from 278 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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