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

Mount Foster
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 18 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -19°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
heavy snow
mod. snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
km/h
50
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
55
SW
65
SW
60
WSW
55
W
60
SW
50
W
55
NW
45
SSW
50
SSW
90
WSW
120
W
135
WNW
115
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
11
6
1
2
4
max °C
-19
-14
-12
-8
-2
0
0
0
0
-3
-3
-8
-6
-5
-3
-6
-14
min °C
-19
-18
-13
-10
-7
-2
0
-2
-1
-4
-7
-9
-7
-9
-4
-9
-16
-34
-33
-26
-22
-18
-12
-9
-12
-10
-14
-16
-19
-18
-23
-17
-25
-34
0
0
0
0
0
1750
2050
2000
1850
350
650
150
250
50
1650
1050
0
Cloud base (m)
0
450
350
200
250
50
100
50
100
100
50
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:56
9:57
10:00
10:03
10:06
Sunset
4:19
4:15
4:14
4:10
4:08
4:07

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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 below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -19°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Mount Foster Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, extremely windy 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
204 km ENE
48m alt.
1 hour 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
-7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Dinamet
213 km ENE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
217 km ENE
11m alt.
56 minutes ago
-6° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
283 km ESE
24m alt.
56 minutes ago
-13° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
78
Severe gales from the SSW
(78 kph at 200).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
321 km ESE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
67
Gales from the SSW
(67 kph at 210).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
325 km ESE
200m alt.
56 minutes ago
-15° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
81
Severe gales from the SSW
(81 kph at 200).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
BaseSanMartin
609 km S
7m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: scattered
944 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
Moderate rain .
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 250).
8.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
967 km E
8m alt.
56 minutes ago
-11° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
3.0 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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