Mount Foster
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Mount Foster Weather Summary:

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Days 3-6 Mount Foster Weather Summary:

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Days 6-9 Mount Foster Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
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light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
partially cloudy
clear
clear
partially cloudy
cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
moderate snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
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Wind km/h
55 NNW55
35 NW35
25 WNW25
50 WNW50
100 NNW100
65 WNW65
45 W45
45 W45
50 W50
70 NW70
50 W50
85 SW85
35 W35
55 WSW55
70 WSW70
10 SW10
10 SSE10
30 SW30
35 WSW35
35 NE35
90 NE90
45 NW45
55 SW55
60 W60
65 WNW65
90 WNW90
110 NW110
light snow light snow light snow snow shwrs light snow snow shwrs some clouds some clouds some clouds snow shwrs snow shwrs light snow some clouds clear clear some clouds cloudy some clouds clear some clouds mod. snow snow shwrs snow shwrs snow shwrs snow shwrs light snow mod. snow
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
4 2 2 1 3 1 - - - 13 3 1 - - - - - - - - 8 21 5 1 9 3 9
High °C
-5 -7 -8 -9 -11 -13 -14 -16 -17 -8 -14 -14 -13 -17 -17 -16 -17 -17 -15 -14 -11 -6 -11 -13 -8 -7 -8
Low °C
-7 -7 -9 -10 -12 -14 -15 -17 -17 -15 -16 -14 -15 -18 -18 -17 -18 -18 -17 -14 -13 -9 -12 -14 -13 -7 -9
Chill °C
-15 -16 -16 -21 -27 -27 -26 -29 -32 -22 -27 -30 -26 -32 -31 -27 -24 -29 -23 -26 -26 -16 -24 -28 -22 -20 -23
Freezing level m
50 0 100 0 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 150 0 0 0 300 250
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
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Sunrise
- 9:00 - - 8:56 - - 8:53 - - 8:51 - - 8:48 - - 8:45 - - 8:41 - - 8:37 - - 8:34 -
Sunset
- - 5:29 - - 5:31 - - 5:34 - - 5:37 - - 5:39 - - 5:42 - - 5:45 - - 5:47 - - 5:51

Issued local time.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
BaseArturoPrat
157 km ENE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-1.6° C
Mist
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 360).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R Marsh
204 km ENE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
cloudy
Fog dry and cloudy.
46
Strong winds from the N
(46 kph at 10).
Mid: overcast
Great Wall
204 km ENE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-1.1° C
clear
Clear skies.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 360).
33 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
FreiChi-base
205 km ENE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-1.5° C
Fog, sky visible, becoming thicker.
46
Strong winds from the N
(46 kph at 10).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
Bellingshausen
206 km ENE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-1.1° C
Fog, sky not visible, no change.
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 360).
500 m
Mid: sky obscured

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mount Foster and within an acceptable time window.

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