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

Castor
Weather Forecast, Switzerland

Issued: 7 pm Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
risk tstorm
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
3000
3650
3750
4850
9000
2900
2850
2850
9450
6150
km/h
15
SW
15
W
25
W
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
40
SW
50
SSW
45
SW
30
SW
20
W
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
15
1
1
3
2
1
7
 mm
0.5
max °C
-3
-3
-1
-1
-1
1
1
1
2
1
0
-1
-2
-3
0
0
min °C
-4
-3
-2
-1
-1
0
0
1
1
0
0
-2
-6
-5
-1
-2
 chill °C
-10
-9
-8
-7
-7
-6
-6
-5
-6
-8
-9
-9
-14
-13
-7
-8
Freezing level m
3700
3800
4100
4000
4100
4300
4400
4350
4550
4300
4200
4000
3550
3700
4200
3950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-3-2-1-1111210-2-4-4-1-1224345567554114378111010121112131111117711913151815161917172017171813131915
Sunrise
6:39
6:41
6:41
6:43
6:45
Sunset
8:21
8:19
8:16
8:15
8:13

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Castor Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Castor is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Castor Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri 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.
2 hours ago
0°C
-
Wind obs. (46 kph from 71 degs) was rejected.
7 km N
3129m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
ZFC: Landing Zermatt
8 km NW
2432m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
-
Wind obs. (35 kph from 248 degs) was rejected.
ZFC: Schwarzsee
10 km WNW
2480m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
-
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 207).
61
ZFC: Gornergrat N.
11 km N
2186m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 105 degs) was rejected.
ZFC: Gornergr. North
11 km N
3040m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
-
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 145).
20
ZFC: Riffelberg
12 km NW
2600m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 173).
17
12 km NW
1929m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
No report.
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
21 km SSW
1469m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 69).
11
lightning 14km NW of Coggiola
26 km SE
1343m alt.
56 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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