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

Castor
Weather Forecast, Switzerland

Issued: 7 am Wed 16 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri night, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the N by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Mon night).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
 km/h
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
ESE
15
E
10
NW
10
WNW
30
WNW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
35
S
45
S
40
SSE
25
S
15
S
 cm 
44
68
148
65
32
13
4
2.0
11
24
2.0
4
4
16
21
 mm 
max°C
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-13
-13
-12
-10
-12
-12
-12
-13
-14
-14
-13
-12
-13
min°C
-12
-12
-12
-11
-11
-14
-14
-13
-12
-13
-12
-13
-14
-14
-15
-13
-13
-13
chill°C 
-24
-23
-23
-22
-21
-20
-20
-22
-20
-23
-22
-24
-25
-25
-27
-25
-24
-22
Freezing level (m
2350
2450
2400
2500
2500
2000
2150
2400
2050
2200
2300
2150
2250
2200
1850
2300
2300
2000
Cloud base (m)
2850
2850
2850
2850
2850
2850
2850
2850
2850
2850
2850
2850
2850
2900
2850
2850
2850
2850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-12-12-11-11-14-14-13-11-13-12-13-14-14-15-13-13-13-7-7-7-6-6-9-10-8-7-8-8-8-8-9-10-9-8-9-10-100-3-3-1-2-2-1-2-2-2-4-2-1-3665664452454553454
Sunrise
6:41
6:39
6:37
6:35
6:35
6:33
Sunset
8:15
8:16
8:17
8:20
8:21
8:22

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Castor Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Castor is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri night, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the N by Thu night).

Castor Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Mon night).

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.
48 minutes ago
-4° C
-
69
Gales from the SSE
(69 kph at 148).
96
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
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
ZFC: Riffelberg
8 km NW
2600m alt.
48 minutes ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 30).
0
ZFC: Schwarzsee
10 km WNW
2480m alt.
48 minutes ago
0° C
-
70
Gales from the SE
(70 kph at 124).
87
ZFC: Gornergr. North
11 km N
3040m alt.
48 minutes ago
-3° C
-
81
Severe gales from the SE
(81 kph at 140).
107
lightning 18km NE of Ayas
12 km SE
1828m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
ZFC: Landing Zermatt
12 km NW
2432m alt.
48 minutes ago
-
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 183).
30
12 km NW
1929m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
lightning 22km ESE of Zermatt
14 km ESE
2520m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm

* 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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