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

Castor
Weather Forecast, Switzerland

Issued: 1 pm Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
3050
3150
2900
2900
2850
9250
3750
9400
3500
4200
4950
2900
km/h
10
SW
10
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
5
3
1
1
2
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
-1
0
-2
min °C
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
1
1
1
1
0
-1
0
-1
-2
-1
-3
 chill °C
-4
-5
-6
-7
-8
-8
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
-7
-6
-7
-9
-7
-9
Freezing level m
4150
4100
4000
4000
4000
4250
4550
4450
4400
4400
4300
4200
4200
4100
4050
4100
3750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-1-1-1-1-121111-11-1-2-1-354343465565554342121010119101312121311111210101181916171815162117182117181916171814
Sunrise
6:30
6:31
6:31
6:33
6:35
Sunset
8:36
8:35
8:32
8:30
8:29
8:28

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Castor Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Castor is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Castor Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 149).
6
lightning 7km NE of Valtournenche
7 km SW
2636m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
ZFC: Landing Zermatt
8 km NW
2432m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 196).
30
ZFC: Schwarzsee
10 km WNW
2480m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 204).
31
ZFC: Gornergrat N.
11 km N
2186m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 309 degs) was rejected.
ZFC: Gornergr. North
11 km N
3040m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
-
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 205).
19
ZFC: Riffelberg
12 km NW
2600m alt.
1 hour ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 209).
26
lightning 23km NE of Ayas
15 km ESE
2698m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 5km NE of Saint-Vincent
19 km S
1563m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 9km NE of Montjovet
20 km S
1822m 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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