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

Castor
Weather Forecast, Switzerland

Issued: 1 am Fri 16 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
25
N
25
N
35
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
NW
20
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
SSW
0
WNW
5
NW
10
W
 cm 
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
10
17
 mm 
max°C
-11
-10
-11
-12
-9
-11
-9
-7
-8
-8
-6
-6
-6
-5
-6
-7
-7
-8
min°C
-12
-10
-13
-13
-10
-12
-11
-8
-9
-9
-6
-7
-7
-5
-8
-8
-7
-9
chill°C 
-20
-19
-24
-23
-19
-22
-20
-16
-18
-18
-15
-15
-11
-7
-11
-8
-7
-13
Freezing level (m
2650
2950
2250
2650
2950
2300
2850
3200
2800
3100
3450
3350
3500
3500
3100
3200
3150
2900
Cloud base (m)
2900
2850
4350
2950
4250
8800
3150
3250
3100
2850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-10-12-13-10-12-10-8-9-9-6-7-7-5-7-8-7-9-7-4-7-8-5-7-6-3-4-4-1-2-10-2-3-2-413-103025347568545371067106812911141213151112129
Sunrise
5:56
5:54
5:54
5:52
5:52
5:50
Sunset
8:53
8:54
8:55
8:58
8:59
9:00

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Castor Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Castor is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Castor Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
-9° C
-
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 186).
52
ZFC: Gornergrat N.
7 km N
3100m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 118).
0
7 km N
3129m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 350).
Pian Rosa Mountain Top Airport
7 km WSW
3273m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 40).
0.0 km
7 km W
3488m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
ZFC: Riffelberg
8 km NW
2600m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 149).
6
ZFC: Schwarzsee
10 km WNW
2480m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 165 degs) was rejected.
ZFC: Gornergr. North
11 km N
3040m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 330).
6
ZFC: Landing Zermatt
12 km NW
2432m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 245).
7
12 km NW
1929m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 220).

* 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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