Mount Foster
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Mount Foster Weather Summary:

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Days 3-6 Mount Foster Weather Summary:

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 6-9 Mount Foster Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -17°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat morning, gales from the SW by Mon night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
partially cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
light snow
partially cloudy
clear
snow showers
moderate snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
Wind km/h
30 W30
35 W35
85 NW85
75 WSW75
70 WSW70
40 WSW40
15 SW15
5 ESE5
10 SE10
30 WSW30
30 WSW30
20 WNW20
25 WNW25
15 N15
45 ENE45
20 NW20
25 WNW25
20 W20
40 NE40
55 NE55
25 ENE25
10 E10
35 SW35
30 SW30
20 SW20
15 SSW15
35 WSW35
some clouds some clouds snow shwrs light snow snow shwrs clear some clouds cloudy light snow snow shwrs clear snow shwrs some clouds some clouds snow shwrs light snow some clouds clear snow shwrs mod. snow light snow light snow light snow clear clear clear clear
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
- - 9 2 1 - - - 2 2 - 4 - - 2 2 - - 2 7 5 2 1 - - - -
High °C
-8 -9 -2 -8 -11 -13 -12 -10 -10 -13 -12 -6 -6 -4 -4 -4 -6 -8 -4 -3 -5 -11 -11 -13 -17 -15 -10
Low °C
-9 -10 -7 -10 -12 -13 -12 -11 -10 -14 -14 -9 -6 -5 -5 -5 -8 -10 -7 -4 -11 -11 -11 -16 -17 -15 -16
Chill °C
-17 -19 -13 -21 -25 -26 -19 -16 -16 -23 -21 -13 -13 -11 -12 -11 -14 -15 -13 -13 -12 -16 -22 -23 -27 -23 -20
Freezing level m
0 0 250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Sunrise
8:53 - - 8:51 - - 8:48 - - 8:45 - - 8:41 - - 8:37 - - 8:34 - - 8:32 - - 8:27 - -
Sunset
- 5:34 - - 5:37 - - 5:39 - - 5:42 - - 5:45 - - 5:47 - - 5:51 - - 5:52 - - 5:55 -

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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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Base Arturo Prat
157 km ENE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-3.7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
10 km
Teniente R Marsh
204 km ENE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 270).
Low: broken
Palmer Station
210 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-4.5° C
moderate snow
Freezing rain.
25
Moderate winds from the W
(25 kph at 280).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente Jubany
219 km ENE
4m alt.
2 hours ago
-2.4° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Faraday (arg Isl)
265 km S
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-1.7° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 30).
20 km

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mount Foster and within an acceptable time window.

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