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

Mount Foster
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, gales from the SSW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
mod snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
150
0
400
150
100
km/h
30
NNE
40
NNE
10
E
10
S
30
SW
40
SW
50
SW
55
SSW
40
SSW
60
SSW
95
SSW
105
SSW
65
S
55
S
55
SSW
50
SSW
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Snowflake cm
6
9
3
1
1
 mm
max °C
-11
-11
-12
-12
-17
-17
-17
-17
-16
-11
-8
-9
-12
-10
-8
-5
min °C
-12
-12
-12
-15
-18
-17
-18
-18
-17
-15
-9
-10
-13
-11
-9
-6
 chill °C
-19
-20
-18
-25
-30
-30
-34
-33
-30
-29
-24
-23
-27
-24
-21
-17
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:52
8:49
8:47
8:44
8:40
Sunset
5:35
5:37
5:39
5:43
5:45

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Mount Foster Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Foster is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, gales from the SSW by Wed night).

Mount Foster Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
157 km ENE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
56
Near gales from the ESE
(56 kph at 110).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
204 km ENE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
74
Gales from the ESE
(74 kph at 110).
0.3 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
204 km ENE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
74
Gales from the ESE
(74 kph at 110).
0.3 km
Dinamet
213 km ENE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
King Sejong
214 km ENE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
54
Near gales from the E
(54 kph at 90).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
217 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
61
Near gales from the ESE
(61 kph at 110).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
283 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 200).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
321 km ESE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 180).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
609 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: clear
Puerto Williams
944 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 280 to 350 degs)
(24 kph at 310).
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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