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

Mount Foster
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri morning, min -30°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
200
250
250
200
150
150
200
150
50
50
0
50
50
100
km/h
55
SW
20
SSW
30
SW
55
SW
55
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
60
SSW
65
WSW
70
WSW
85
WSW
85
WSW
75
SW
50
SW
55
SW
50
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-26
-25
-25
-24
-23
-22
-12
-10
-10
-7
-8
-11
-12
-13
-13
-9
min °C
-30
-26
-25
-26
-23
-23
-21
-10
-11
-9
-10
-12
-13
-13
-13
-12
 chill °C
-50
-38
-39
-44
-40
-39
-37
-23
-24
-22
-24
-27
-28
-26
-26
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-26-25-25-23-23-17-10-11-8-9-12-13-13-13-11-25-24-23-24-23-22-15-7-8-6-7-10-9-10-10-9-17-16-15-16-16-15-12-9-8-4-3-4-4-4-5-4
Sunrise
8:03
8:00
7:58
7:54
7:50
Sunset
6:15
6:17
6:21
6:22
6:25

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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 -10°C on Fri morning, min -30°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

Mount Foster Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

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
ASCATB299E63S
102 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSW
(36 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATB298E62S
108 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
111 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 215).
- km
Captain Arturo Prat Base
157 km ENE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 240).
26 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB301E63S
164 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSW
(36 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATB299E62S
179 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SW
(47 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATB300E62S
196 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 232).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
204 km ENE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
State of sky unchanged.
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
204 km ENE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Dinamet
213 km ENE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).

* 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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