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

Mount Foster
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Thu night, moderate winds from the S by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
0
100
0
300
200
150
200
150
150
150
150
150
100
150
0
150
km/h
55
SSW
55
SSW
85
SW
75
S
55
S
45
S
45
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
50
SW
60
SW
50
SW
40
WSW
30
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-17
-13
-13
-17
-16
-10
-8
-7
-5
-4
-3
-5
-4
-5
-6
-10
-10
-9
min °C
-17
-16
-19
-17
-17
-15
-9
-8
-7
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6
-9
-11
-10
-10
 chill °C
-32
-30
-37
-34
-32
-28
-20
-18
-17
-11
-14
-16
-14
-15
-18
-21
-19
-15
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-15-16-17-17-13-9-8-6-4-4-5-5-6-8-11-10-10-16-13-13-13-13-11-8-6-30-1-2-2-3-6-9-8-7-10-8-7-7-8-7-6-6-4-3-3-3-3-3-4-5-4-3
Sunrise
8:47
8:44
8:40
8:37
8:33
8:30
Sunset
5:39
5:43
5:45
5:49
5:51
5:53

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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 -5°C on Sat night, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Thu night, moderate winds from the S by Sat night).

Mount Foster Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue 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
-8° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 90).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
204 km ENE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
204 km ENE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
light snow
Light snow.
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 70).
9.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
213 km ENE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
217 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 90).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
283 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-17° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 230).
4.0 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
321 km ESE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Mist -.
52
Near gales from the SSW
(52 kph at 200).
2.0 km
BaseMarambio
325 km ESE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-22° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 200).
1.5 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
609 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-15° C
Fog, depositing rime, sky visible.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
944 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 260).

* 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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