Mount Foster
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Mount Foster Weather Summary:

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 3-6 Mount Foster Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Sat morning, severe gales from the W by Sun night).

Days 6-9 Mount Foster Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, gales from the WNW by Fri morning).

Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thu
1
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clear
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snow showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
moderate snow
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clear
Wind km/h
65 SW65
70 SSW70
75 SW75
75 SW75
55 SW55
50 SW50
30 WSW30
35 W35
40 NW40
35 NW35
25 NNW25
55 N55
35 NNW35
55 WNW55
55 WNW55
60 W60
60 W60
65 W65
40 WNW40
35 N35
15 N15
65 WSW65
50 W50
35 W35
20 N20
20 S20
10 SW10
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
1 - - - - - - - - - - 2 8 4 1 8 - - 5 8 12 2 4 2 8 5 -
High °C
-5 -2 -3 0 1 1 -1 -6 -5 -3 -3 -2 -5 -9 -9 -8 -12 -11 -7 -7 -9 -9 -9 -11 -11 -11 -9
Low °C
-8 -3 -3 -2 0 0 -6 -9 -6 -4 -3 -4 -7 -10 -9 -12 -13 -11 -10 -7 -9 -11 -9 -11 -13 -12 -10
Chill °C
-17 -12 -14 -10 -7 -7 -8 -16 -14 -11 -10 -11 -13 -21 -21 -18 -26 -24 -17 -16 -15 -22 -20 -22 -19 -16 -16
Freezing level m
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 150 0 900 100 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
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Sunrise
- 5:09 - - 5:07 - - 5:03 - - 5:00 - - 4:56 - - 4:54 - - 4:50 - - 4:47 - - 4:43 -
Sunset
- - 8:39 - - 8:43 - - 8:45 - - 8:49 - - 8:52 - - 8:54 - - 8:59 - - 9:01 - - 9:05

Issued local time.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Base Arturo Prat
157 km ENE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
-3.7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
10 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R Marsh
204 km ENE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
cloudy
Mist dry and cloudy.
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 260).
Mid: overcast
Great Wall
204 km ENE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-1.0° C
-
86
Severe gales from the W
(86 kph at 270).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
FreiChi-base
205 km ENE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-1.2° C
Mist
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 260).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Bellingshausen
206 km ENE
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-1.0° C
Mist
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 260).
10 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mount Foster and within an acceptable time window.

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