Castor weather
– Lat/Long: 45.92° N 7.79° E

Castor
Weather Forecast, Switzerland

Issued: 12 am Wed 12 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri morning, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat morning, light winds from the E by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
 km/h
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
35
S
25
S
15
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
 cm 
4
1.0
2.0
4
1.0
2.0
15
5
5
2.0
7
6
1.0
2.0
9
3
1.0
4
 mm 
max°C
-17
-17
-17
-19
-17
-18
-17
-16
-17
-18
-17
-17
-18
-18
-19
-20
-20
-20
-20
min°C
-17
-17
-18
-20
-18
-19
-18
-17
-17
-19
-18
-17
-19
-19
-20
-21
-21
-20
-20
chill°C 
-28
-27
-27
-32
-31
-32
-31
-28
-26
-30
-30
-28
-29
-29
-25
-27
-29
-28
-30
Freezing level (m
1500
1850
1850
1450
1750
1750
1600
1800
1900
1450
1750
1800
1250
1600
1650
1050
1400
1550
800
Cloud base (m)
2800
2850
2800
2800
2850
3250
2850
2850
2850
2850
2850
2900
2850
2850
2850
2850
2850
2850
4850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-17-18-20-18-19-18-17-17-19-18-17-19-19-20-21-21-20-20-12-12-12-14-13-13-13-11-12-13-12-12-13-13-14-15-15-15-15-6-4-5-7-5-6-7-4-5-6-5-5-7-6-7-9-8-8-9132-121022-122-211-3-1-1-4
Sunrise
6:47
6:45
6:43
6:41
6:39
6:37
Sunset
6:30
6:30
6:32
6:34
6:35
6:37

Castor Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Castor is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri morning, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Castor Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat morning, light winds from the E by Sun afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Castor at the specific elevation of 4228 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Castor. 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 Switzerland.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
ZFC: Gornergrat N.
5 km W
3606m alt.
36 minutes ago
-9° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 265).
9
7 km N
3129m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (43 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
Pian Rosa Mountain Top Airport
7 km WSW
3273m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
0.0 km
ZFC: Riffelberg
8 km NW
2600m alt.
36 minutes ago
-5° C
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 135).
7
ZFC: Schwarzsee
10 km WNW
2480m alt.
36 minutes ago
-5° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 312 degs) was rejected.
ZFC: Gornergr. North
11 km N
3040m alt.
36 minutes ago
-8° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 216).
28
ZFC: Landing Zermatt
12 km NW
2432m alt.
36 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 300).
4
12 km NW
1929m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Mottec
28 km NW
1581m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
Evolene / Villa
30 km WNW
1829m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.

* 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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