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

Mount Foster
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Mon 18 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, gales from the SW by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat morning).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
km/h
30
SSE
45
SSW
45
SSW
30
SSW
40
SW
50
SW
70
SW
60
WSW
50
W
75
WSW
55
WSW
75
NW
30
WSW
40
SSW
50
WSW
125
WNW
90
W
110
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
1
4
2
1
1
1
4
2
0.1
0.7
max °C
-15
-16
-12
-9
-6
1
2
3
3
-1
0
0
-6
-6
-1
-1
-9
-11
min °C
-16
-16
-15
-10
-8
-5
1
2
1
-2
-1
-5
-7
-7
-6
-4
-12
-14
-28
-29
-28
-20
-18
-15
-8
-6
-8
-12
-10
-15
-18
-16
-17
-17
-28
-32
0
0
0
0
0
0
1800
2100
2000
1250
400
1100
100
50
0
1200
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
450
200
400
50
200
0
150
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:52
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 new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Mon morning). 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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat 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
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
204 km ENE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
204 km ENE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
61
Near gales from the ESE
(61 kph at 120).
8.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Dinamet
213 km ENE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
217 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
61
Near gales from the SE
(61 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
283 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 230).
0.3 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
321 km ESE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
-17° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
61
Near gales from the SSW
(61 kph at 210).
0.2 km
Low: no significant cloud
BaseMarambio
325 km ESE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-17° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
65
Gales from the SSW
(65 kph at 200).
0.2 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
609 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC279E63S
940 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the W
(21 kph at 277).
- km
944 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 260).

* 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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