Mount Foster weather
– Lat/Long: 63.00° S 62.55° W

Mount Foster
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Wed 15 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri afternoon, min -22°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed night, severe gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Sat night). Mainly severe gales.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
km/h
55
SW
25
WSW
60
WNW
35
WSW
50
SW
65
WSW
75
WSW
70
W
65
W
75
W
50
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
50
SW
50
SW
70
SW
75
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-22
-19
-19
-20
-16
-13
-10
-10
-10
-10
-13
-20
-19
-17
-16
-13
-9
min °C
-22
-22
-21
-20
-20
-15
-10
-10
-10
-11
-20
-20
-20
-18
-16
-16
-12
 chill °C
-39
-38
-36
-34
-35
-30
-24
-24
-23
-25
-35
-34
-34
-33
-30
-32
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
350
600
100
400
350
400
400
400
250
50
250
150
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-26-25-25-21-16-13-14-14-15-20-23-21-18-16-15-13-22-21-20-20-18-14-10-10-10-11-17-20-20-18-16-15-11-13-12-12-12-11-7-5-4-4-5-9-12-12-11-10-8-6
Sunrise
10:23
10:22
10:18
10:17
10:15
Sunset
4:06
4:07
4:10
4:13
4:15
4:17

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Mount Foster Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Foster is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri afternoon, min -22°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed night, severe gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Mount Foster Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Sat night). Mainly severe gales.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Foster at the specific elevation of 1500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Foster. 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 Antarctica.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
204 km ENE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
321 km ESE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-24° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Low: few
Puerto Williams
944 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
973 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 250).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Rio Grande Airport
1070 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
1214 km NW
215m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
light rain
Light rain .
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Mount Pleasant Airport
1269 km NNE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
light rain
Drizzle
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Magallanes Villa Tehuelche
1287 km NW
174m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 280).
Rio Gallegos Airport
1329 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
1394 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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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