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

Mount Foster
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Tue 08 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, extremely windy from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
70
N
50
WNW
35
NW
60
NNW
65
NW
80
WSW
80
NNW
110
NNW
105
WNW
80
WNW
70
NW
80
WSW
50
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WSW
50
WSW
65
WSW
 cm 
6
2
2
1
6
5
9
2
1
1
 mm 
max°C
-8
-10
-9
-10
-11
-12
-8
-9
-16
-14
-15
-15
-16
-16
-16
-16
-17
-15
min°C
-9
-10
-10
-10
-11
-13
-10
-13
-18
-15
-15
-18
-17
-16
-16
-17
-18
-17
chill°C 
-20
-22
-20
-22
-24
-26
-24
-29
-36
-31
-30
-36
-31
-28
-29
-30
-33
-32
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
50
50
0
0
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
200
50
100
200
50
100
200
300
100
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-10-10-10-11-13-9-11-17-15-15-17-17-16-16-17-18-16-6-7-7-6-8-9-6-8-13-11-11-12-12-11-12-12-14-12-2-2-3-2-3-3-1-2-5-4-4-5-5-4-4-5-6-5
Sunrise
10:37
10:37
10:34
10:33
10:30
10:30
Sunset
3:52
3:53
3:56
3:57
4:00
4:01

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Mount Foster Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Foster is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, extremely windy from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Mount Foster Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
157 km ENE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
Mist
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 10).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
204 km ENE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
Mist
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 20).
1.2 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
204 km ENE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
clear
Mist -.
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 20).
1.2 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
213 km ENE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
217 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
48
Strong winds from the NNE
(48 kph at 20).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
283 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: scattered
BaseMarambio
325 km ESE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
Fog, sky visible, becoming thicker.
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 340).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
609 km S
7m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
944 km NW
14m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Guardiamarina Airport
944 km NW
27m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km

* 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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