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

Mount Foster
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sun 06 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, gales from the N by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
clear
light snow
light snow
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
60
W
55
WNW
35
W
25
WNW
45
NNW
65
N
45
WNW
30
NW
55
NNW
55
NW
65
W
65
N
105
NNW
85
NW
95
WNW
80
WSW
80
WSW
 cm 
3
4
5
7
5
6
4
2
1
 mm 
max°C
-10
-9
-9
-7
-6
-7
-10
-10
-9
-12
-13
-8
-13
-13
-14
-15
-17
min°C
-10
-10
-10
-8
-7
-8
-10
-10
-10
-14
-14
-11
-14
-15
-15
-16
-18
chill°C 
-23
-23
-19
-16
-17
-19
-21
-19
-22
-28
-28
-24
-31
-32
-32
-33
-35
Freezing level (m
0
0
150
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1850
100
100
100
200
150
100
250
450
50
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-10-10-8-7-8-10-10-10-13-14-10-14-14-15-16-18-7-7-7-6-3-5-7-7-6-9-10-7-9-10-12-13-13-3-3-2-3-2-2-3-2-2-3-3-2-3-4-6-6-6
Sunrise
10:40
10:37
10:37
10:34
10:33
Sunset
3:48
3:49
3:52
3:53
3:56
3:57

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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 morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, gales from the N by Tue morning).

Mount Foster Weather (Days 3-6):

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

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
-1° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
204 km ENE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
clear
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: clear
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
204 km ENE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
Fog - in the vicinity.
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 280).
8.0 km
Low: few
Dinamet
213 km ENE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
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.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
973 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1070 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
Drizzle
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 200).
0.2 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
Sea Lion Island
1194 km NNE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
SHIP2007
1197 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).

* 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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