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

Mount Foster
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, stormy winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
100
0
0
50
50
50
0
0
0
km/h
50
WSW
40
WSW
75
SW
95
SSW
70
SW
80
WSW
70
WSW
50
WSW
60
WSW
50
WSW
65
W
65
WSW
60
WNW
70
WNW
45
NW
40
W
30
W
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Snowflake cm
2
8
2
4
 mm
max °C
-8
-9
-9
-7
-6
-10
-9
-8
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-12
-13
-14
min °C
-9
-10
-10
-8
-9
-10
-10
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-11
-12
-13
-15
 chill °C
-19
-22
-24
-22
-23
-24
-23
-20
-21
-21
-23
-23
-22
-24
-24
-25
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:08
9:06
9:03
8:59
8:56
Sunset
5:19
5:21
5:23
5:27
5:30
5:31

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Mount Foster Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Foster is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, stormy winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Mount Foster Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WSW by Mon 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
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
204 km ENE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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).
BaseCarlini
217 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
Mist
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 320).
26 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
283 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
321 km ESE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 280).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
325 km ESE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
-
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 300).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
609 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
Mist
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
3.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
944 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
944 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
10.0 km
BaseOrcadas
967 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few

* 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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