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

Mount Foster
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Tue 16 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Sun night).

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
km/h
55
SSW
85
SW
75
SW
65
WSW
60
WSW
40
W
40
S
30
SSW
40
S
40
SSW
30
SW
40
W
50
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
40
WNW
55
NW
75
NNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
2
2
2
1
3
max °C
-18
-15
-13
-13
-13
-14
-14
-14
-11
-9
-8
-8
-8
-9
-9
-8
-9
-9
min °C
-20
-16
-15
-13
-13
-17
-16
-15
-15
-10
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-36
-33
-31
-27
-27
-28
-29
-27
-27
-21
-17
-19
-20
-21
-21
-20
-22
-24
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
200
Cloud base (m)
150
200
100
50
100
100
150
0
50
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Sunrise
10:48
10:48
10:48
10:48
10:49
10:49
Sunset
3:33
3:33
3:33
3:33
3:33
3:33

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Mount Foster Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Foster is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Mount Foster Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Sun 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
157 km ENE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 70).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
204 km ENE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
204 km ENE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
59
Near gales from the ESE
(59 kph at 110).
0.5 km
Low: overcast
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.
3 hours ago
-14° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 110).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
237 km E
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-19° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 180).
3.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
283 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-21° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
76
Severe gales from the SSW
(76 kph at 200).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
321 km ESE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
61
Near gales from the SSW
(61 kph at 210).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
325 km ESE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-26° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
67
Gales from the SSW
(67 kph at 210).
0.1 km
Mid: sky obscured
BaseSanMartin
609 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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