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

Mount Foster
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 07 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu morning, min -22°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, strong winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Thu night, moderate winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
0
0
200
300
150
300
200
50
100
100
100
100
50
0
km/h
20
SSW
10
NW
30
NE
45
NNE
25
NNE
20
E
15
S
40
SW
35
SSW
45
SSW
85
SSW
75
SW
60
WSW
50
SW
30
WSW
25
W
25
NW
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Snowflake cm
2
6
3
1
3
 mm
max °C
-20
-19
-19
-18
-19
-21
-21
-19
-12
-8
-6
-6
-8
-8
-8
-6
-6
min °C
-20
-20
-19
-19
-21
-22
-22
-21
-16
-10
-8
-7
-9
-8
-8
-8
-7
 chill °C
-31
-28
-31
-33
-33
-30
-32
-33
-28
-22
-21
-19
-21
-19
-17
-16
-15
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:43
7:41
7:37
7:33
7:31
Sunset
6:29
6:31
6:34
6:37
6:39
6:42

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Mount Foster Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Foster is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu morning, min -22°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, strong winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon).

Mount Foster Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Thu night, moderate winds from the NW by Sun morning).

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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
157 km ENE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 70).
0.8 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
204 km ENE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
moderate snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
204 km ENE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
46
Strong winds from the ESE
(46 kph at 110).
10.0 km
High: few
Dinamet
213 km ENE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
217 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
Mist
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 90).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
237 km E
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
State of sky unchanged.
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
283 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
Fog at a distance.
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 200).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
321 km ESE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
57
Near gales from the SSW
(57 kph at 200).
0.7 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
BaseMarambio
325 km ESE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-21°C
Fog
61
Near gales from the SSW
(61 kph at 210).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
609 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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