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

Mount Foster
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
150
300
150
150
200
150
150
150
100
100
50
650
50
200
km/h
45
S
20
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
45
SW
55
SW
55
SW
55
WSW
50
WSW
35
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
SW
15
ESE
25
N
25
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-6
-5
-5
-4
-3
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-6
-7
min °C
-7
-6
-5
-5
-4
-2
-3
-3
-3
-4
-5
-5
-4
-5
-6
-7
-8
 chill °C
-17
-14
-13
-14
-13
-11
-13
-13
-12
-12
-12
-12
-10
-11
-13
-15
-16
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-11-8-7-5-3-4-6-7-8-11-12-11-12-14-14-16-13-10-7-6-3-1-2-4-4-6-9-9-8-9-11-13-14-7-6-5-5-4-2-3-3-3-4-5-5-4-5-6-7-8
Sunrise
8:40
8:37
8:33
8:30
8:26
Sunset
5:43
5:45
5:49
5:51
5:53
5:57

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Mount Foster Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Foster is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Mount Foster Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Foster at the specific elevation of 500 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
State of sky unchanged.
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 90).
30 km
Mid: scattered
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.
4.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
204 km ENE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
56
Near gales from the ESE
(56 kph at 110).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
213 km ENE
52m alt.
48 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
217 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
State of sky unchanged.
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 90).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
237 km E
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-18° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
Wind obs. (143 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
283 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-17° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
78
Severe gales from the SW
(78 kph at 230).
0.4 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
321 km ESE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 210).
0.2 km
Low: scattered
BaseMarambio
325 km ESE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-21° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
65
Gales from the SSW
(65 kph at 200).
0.1 km
Mid: sky obscured
BaseSanMartin
609 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
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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