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

Mount Foster
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
50
50
50
100
100
150
km/h
45
W
75
W
40
W
15
WNW
30
N
45
NNE
35
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
SW
35
SSW
25
SW
20
S
30
SSW
50
SSW
35
SSW
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Snowflake cm
11
10
8
4
6
6
4
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-10
-9
-12
-11
-10
-11
-12
-13
-14
-17
-18
-17
-16
-16
-15
-13
-6
min °C
-11
-10
-12
-12
-10
-12
-12
-14
-15
-17
-19
-18
-17
-17
-16
-15
-10
 chill °C
-24
-24
-24
-20
-20
-23
-23
-23
-26
-27
-30
-31
-28
-26
-28
-28
-21
Freezing level m
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:56
8:52
8:49
8:47
8:44
Sunset
5:30
5:31
5:35
5:37
5:39
5:43

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Mount Foster Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Foster is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Mount Foster Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
204 km ENE
48m alt.
40 minutes ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
204 km ENE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
Fog -.
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
0.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
213 km ENE
52m alt.
40 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
217 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
Mist
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 290).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
283 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
321 km ESE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
325 km ESE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
609 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
Mist
Wind obs. (13 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: overcast
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.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
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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