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

Mount Foster
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Wed 15 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Sat night, gales from the N by Sun morning).

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
heavy snow
clear
clear
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
mod snow
part cloud
light snow
cloud
snow showers
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
heavy snow
clear
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
 km/h
60
NW
70
WNW
105
NW
105
NW
80
NW
35
NNW
50
WNW
35
WNW
45
N
65
WNW
35
WNW
40
NNW
65
N
60
N
30
NW
50
NNW
45
NW
65
WNW
3
1
5
1
11
3
3
6
3
4
max °C
-11
-7
-4
-4
-6
-7
-11
-11
-11
-11
-12
-8
-7
-8
-9
-7
-8
-8
min °C
-12
-9
-5
-4
-7
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-12
-11
-8
-10
-10
-8
-8
-12
-25
-22
-18
-17
-17
-23
-23
-22
-21
-24
-23
-20
-20
-20
-19
-19
-18
-26
350
450
1000
1250
700
450
400
350
350
350
200
100
600
300
200
250
400
450
Cloud base (m)
250
100
0
0
200
300
0
100
1800
100
0
50
250
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:22
8:23
8:26
8:30
8:33
8:36
Sunset
5:57
5:52
5:50
5:46
5:44
5:40

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Mount Foster Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Foster is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Mount Foster Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Sat night, gales from the N by Sun 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
157 km ENE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 310).
30 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
204 km ENE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
204 km ENE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
Mist -.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
213 km ENE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
217 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
-
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
237 km E
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
Mist
Wind obs. (19 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
283 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
321 km ESE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
325 km ESE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
moderate snow
Snow
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 200).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
609 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
-
44
Strong winds from the ESE
(44 kph at 110).
40 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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