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

Mount Foster
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sun 17 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, extremely windy from the SSW by Fri night).

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
mod snow
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
km/h
85
SW
20
W
30
SSE
40
SSW
40
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
55
SW
75
SW
65
WSW
55
WSW
75
WSW
50
W
60
WNW
60
SW
85
SW
75
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
7
1
7
2
0.2
0.1
0.6
max °C
-12
-10
-16
-16
-11
-9
-7
1
3
4
4
1
0
0
-5
-6
-10
min °C
-13
-14
-16
-17
-16
-10
-8
-5
2
3
3
0
0
-5
-6
-8
-13
-28
-24
-27
-31
-30
-19
-18
-15
-7
-5
-4
-9
-8
-14
-18
-22
-28
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1950
2100
2050
1750
1600
600
100
0
0
Cloud base (m)
150
50
400
300
150
150
150
150
0
0
50
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:52
9:56
9:57
10:00
10:03
Sunset
4:21
4:19
4:15
4:14
4:10
4:08

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Mount Foster Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Foster is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

Mount Foster Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, extremely windy from the SSW by Fri night).

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.
4 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
204 km ENE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
204 km ENE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
213 km ENE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
King Sejong
214 km ENE
64m alt.
4 hours ago
-3° C
State of sky unchanged.
43
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 200).
32 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseCarlini
217 km ENE
11m alt.
4 hours ago
-3° C
-
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
237 km E
10m alt.
4 hours ago
-9° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
283 km ESE
24m alt.
4 hours ago
-7° C
-
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
321 km ESE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 230).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
325 km ESE
200m alt.
4 hours ago
-12° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 200).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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