Mount Francais weather
– Lat/Long: 64.63° S 63.45° W

Mount Francais Weather Forecast

Trojan Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Wed 23 Sep 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 Wed night, min -22°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
250
200
150
150
150
200
200
250
250
600
250
250
250
250
250
300
300
250
km/h
25
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
30
WSW
45
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
W
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
65
SW
25
SW
50
SW
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
16
8
4
5
2
1
1
4
14
4
4
17
 mm
max °C
-14
-14
-10
-10
-14
-20
-22
-21
-13
-11
-9
-8
-12
-11
-14
-12
-8
-6
min °C
-16
-16
-11
-11
-17
-21
-22
-22
-20
-12
-10
-15
-13
-11
-17
-13
-9
-7
 chill °C
-28
-28
-23
-22
-31
-34
-35
-34
-31
-21
-18
-29
-24
-21
-29
-23
-20
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-21-22-24-28-28-28-27-21-19-20-18-16-21-24-17-14-13-18-18-17-19-23-25-25-24-19-16-16-16-15-17-21-15-12-10-15-15-11-11-16-21-22-22-17-12-10-12-13-11-16-13-9-7-9-8-4-4-9-14-15-14-15-8-4-7-8-4-11-10-7-2
Sunrise
6:56
6:52
6:50
6:46
6:41
6:39
Sunset
7:15
7:19
7:22
7:24
7:28
7:30

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed night, min -22°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Francais at the specific elevation of 1000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Francais. 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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 320).
2.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
50 minutes ago
-16°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 340).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
moderate snow
Snow
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 50).
26 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATC289E62S
466 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATC291E61S
471 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATC290E62S
475 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 218).
- 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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