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

Mount Foster
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, near gales from the W by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon morning, min -25°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
50
0
100
350
200
250
300
1200
350
250
km/h
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
S
25
SW
25
SSW
25
W
40
WNW
50
WNW
35
W
55
W
75
W
95
WSW
105
WSW
95
WSW
30
SW
15
NW
40
NE
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Snowflake cm
2
2
1
20
 mm
max °C
-13
-12
-10
-9
-9
-7
-8
-11
-13
-14
-15
-18
-25
-23
-20
-17
-16
-16
min °C
-13
-12
-12
-10
-9
-8
-9
-12
-13
-15
-17
-24
-25
-24
-21
-19
-18
-22
 chill °C
-20
-21
-22
-19
-17
-17
-18
-25
-27
-27
-32
-45
-47
-46
-41
-31
-33
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:21
8:18
8:14
8:11
8:07
8:03
Sunset
6:01
6:05
6:07
6:09
6:13
6:15

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Mount Foster Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Foster is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, near gales from the W by Sun night).

Mount Foster Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon morning, min -25°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Foster at the specific elevation of 2105 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.
3 hours ago
-6°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 110).
0.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
204 km ENE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
snow showers
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
204 km ENE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-6°C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 120).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
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
-7°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 90).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
237 km E
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
283 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
321 km ESE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
325 km ESE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
Clouds developing.
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 340).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
609 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-24°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear

* 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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