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

Mount Foster
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 18 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, gales from the SW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Fri morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
km/h
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
45
SW
60
SW
60
WSW
50
W
60
SW
55
WSW
50
NW
45
SSW
50
SSW
85
WSW
115
W
120
WNW
115
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
7
5
1
2
4
1.3
max °C
-16
-12
-10
-7
1
2
2
3
2
-2
-2
-5
-3
-2
1
-2
-10
min °C
-17
-15
-11
-9
-5
1
2
1
2
-2
-4
-5
-4
-7
0
-5
-14
-31
-28
-22
-19
-15
-7
-6
-8
-6
-11
-12
-15
-14
-20
-11
-20
-32
0
0
0
0
0
1750
2050
2000
1850
350
650
150
250
50
1650
1050
0
Cloud base (m)
0
450
350
200
250
50
100
50
100
100
50
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-19-16-13-9-5-10-1-1-4-5-9-7-7-4-8-15-17-14-11-8-22222-2-3-5-4-51-4-12-10-7-5-5-211210-1-1-1-221-5
Sunrise
9:56
9:57
10:00
10:03
10:06
Sunset
4:19
4:15
4:14
4:10
4:08
4:07

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Mount Foster Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Foster is: A dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, gales from the SW by Wed morning).

Mount Foster Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Fri morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
204 km ENE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
204 km ENE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Dinamet
213 km ENE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
217 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
283 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
78
Severe gales from the SSW
(78 kph at 200).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
321 km ESE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
74
Gales from the SSW
(74 kph at 210).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
325 km ESE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-15° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
81
Severe gales from the SSW
(81 kph at 200).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
BaseSanMartin
609 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: scattered
hy2c308E60S
696 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
71
Gales from the S
(71 kph at 190).
- km
hy2c309E60S
705 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
70
Gales from the SSW
(70 kph at 195).
- km

* 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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