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

Mount Foster
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Tue 19 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Tue night turning to light snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, gales from the SW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat morning, gales from the SW by Mon morning).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
light rain
light rain
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
km/h
45
SSW
45
SW
65
SW
70
WSW
55
W
60
WSW
45
W
50
W
60
SW
90
SW
85
W
125
W
85
W
95
WSW
95
SW
95
SW
95
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
4
7
0.3
0.2
0.8
max °C
-6
2
2
3
3
1
0
-2
-3
-4
1
0
-7
-12
-14
-13
-8
min °C
-8
-5
2
3
2
0
-1
-4
-4
-5
-5
-3
-10
-14
-14
-14
-11
-19
-15
-6
-5
-6
-9
-8
-13
-15
-18
-17
-15
-24
-31
-31
-31
-26
0
0
1900
2150
2000
1800
1550
600
450
50
0
1450
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
200
100
50
100
50
0
550
100
100
300
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:57
10:00
10:03
10:06
10:07
Sunset
4:15
4:14
4:10
4:08
4:07
4:04

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Mount Foster Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Foster is: Drizzle on Tue night turning to light snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, gales from the SW by Fri morning).

Mount Foster Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat morning, gales from the SW by Mon 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.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
30 km
Mid: clear
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
204 km ENE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: clear
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
204 km ENE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 10).
0.0 km
Dinamet
213 km ENE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
217 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 50).
30 km
Mid: clear
BaseEsperanza
283 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
321 km ESE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
35
Fresh winds from the SSW
(35 kph at 210).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
325 km ESE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 180).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
609 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: overcast
944 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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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