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

Mount Foster
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun morning, severe gales from the SW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
50
200
100
400
200
150
150
150
150
150
100
50
0
km/h
30
SSW
35
SW
40
SSW
55
SSW
55
SSW
75
SW
60
S
60
S
45
S
50
SSW
50
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
40
SSW
60
SW
80
SW
70
WSW
70
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-16
-17
-17
-17
-14
-12
-18
-17
-12
-9
-7
-6
-6
-5
-5
-8
-10
-10
min °C
-17
-18
-18
-17
-15
-15
-18
-18
-16
-10
-9
-6
-6
-5
-8
-10
-11
-14
 chill °C
-28
-32
-32
-32
-29
-34
-34
-34
-30
-22
-20
-16
-15
-14
-21
-24
-24
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-18-18-17-15-14-18-18-14-10-8-6-6-5-7-9-11-12-15-15-16-16-13-13-14-14-12-9-7-3-3-2-4-7-9-9-9-9-9-10-8-7-7-7-7-6-6-4-4-3-3-4-4-5
Sunrise
8:49
8:47
8:44
8:40
8:37
8:33
Sunset
5:37
5:39
5:43
5:45
5:49
5:51

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Mount Foster Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Foster is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the SW by Thu night).

Mount Foster Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun morning, severe gales from the SW by Mon morning).

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
ASCATC300E63S
139 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NE
(41 kph at 45).
- km
Captain Arturo Prat Base
157 km ENE
111m alt.
50 minutes ago
-10° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
65
Gales from the E
(65 kph at 100).
0.1 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC301E63S
166 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NE
(44 kph at 46).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
204 km ENE
48m alt.
50 minutes ago
-10° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
61
Near gales from the ESE
(61 kph at 120).
2.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
204 km ENE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
63
Gales from the ESE
(63 kph at 110).
2.0 km
Low: broken
ASCATC302E63S
208 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 97).
- km
Dinamet
213 km ENE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
217 km ENE
11m alt.
50 minutes ago
-11° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 110).
<100m
Mid: overcast
ASCATC301E62S
234 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the E
(48 kph at 97).
- km
BaseBernardoO higgins
237 km E
10m alt.
50 minutes ago
-17° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
65
Gales from the SE
(65 kph at 140).
0.5 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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