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

Mount Foster
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 21 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, gales from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
50
NNW
50
NW
55
NW
15
N
35
ESE
20
WSW
50
NE
45
NE
65
ENE
50
E
25
NE
20
ESE
20
WSW
35
SW
50
SW
30
WSW
25
WNW
30
NNW
1
4
4
7
1
5
3
max °C
1
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-6
-6
-5
-4
-2
0
min °C
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-6
-7
-6
-6
-5
-4
-1
-8
-8
-10
-6
-8
-7
-11
-10
-13
-12
-10
-13
-14
-15
-16
-13
-11
-8
650
450
450
300
300
200
100
200
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
50
250
Cloud base (m)
100
150
250
50
0
100
0
150
50
200
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Sunrise
8:37
8:41
8:44
8:47
8:49
8:52
Sunset
5:37
5:34
5:30
5:28
5:24
5:22

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Mount Foster Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Foster is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, gales from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Mount Foster Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
3° C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 0).
26 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
204 km ENE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
26 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
204 km ENE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
light rain
Light rain .
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 340).
3.5 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
213 km ENE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
217 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
67
Gales from the NNW
(67 kph at 340).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
237 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
283 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
321 km ESE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 0).
0.3 km
High: overcast
BaseMarambio
325 km ESE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 0).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC290E62S
425 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 340).
- 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.

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