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

Mount Foster
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Thu 16 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, gales from the WNW by Tue night).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
115
NNW
105
NW
50
NW
40
WNW
20
WNW
55
NNW
60
NW
55
NW
50
N
50
N
40
NNE
10
NNW
25
W
25
NW
35
NNW
50
W
30
SW
45
W
1
4
10
3
15
9
1
5
max °C
-3
-6
-9
-11
-10
-10
-12
-11
-7
-7
-7
-9
-10
-9
-9
-12
-12
-9
min °C
-4
-8
-11
-11
-10
-11
-12
-11
-10
-7
-8
-12
-11
-10
-11
-12
-12
-12
-17
-20
-23
-22
-18
-24
-25
-24
-20
-18
-18
-16
-20
-19
-22
-24
-22
-24
1400
800
300
350
400
400
300
300
100
550
450
100
50
150
350
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
200
150
200
200
200
0
150
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:23
8:26
8:30
8:33
8:36
8:37
Sunset
5:52
5:50
5:46
5:44
5:40
5:37

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Mount Foster Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, gales from the WNW 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
hy2c297E63S
65 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 12).
- km
hy2c297E62S
80 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 25).
- km
hy2c296E63S
81 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 18).
- km
hy2c296E64S
114 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 22).
- km
hy2c295E62S
127 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NE
(27 kph at 55).
- km
hy2c296E62S
127 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 28).
- km
hy2c299E62S
128 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 352).
- km
hy2c295E63S
145 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 20).
- km
hy2c298E62S
147 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 350).
- km
Captain Arturo Prat Base
157 km ENE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
light rain
Continuous light drizzle.
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 330).
28 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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