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

Mount Francais Weather Forecast

Trojan Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, severe gales from the NNW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
200
200
200
200
200
250
250
350
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
km/h
20
N
20
WNW
20
NW
70
N
65
WNW
60
WNW
45
W
60
WSW
65
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
30
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
15
N
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Snowflake cm
4
2
3
25
13
22
2
2
4
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-6
-3
-4
-9
-11
-15
-17
-18
-16
-16
-15
-16
-16
-14
-14
-14
-14
min °C
-7
-6
-5
-6
-11
-14
-16
-17
-18
-17
-16
-16
-16
-16
-15
-14
-14
-15
 chill °C
-14
-13
-12
-18
-25
-27
-30
-32
-34
-31
-30
-29
-28
-27
-25
-22
-19
-23
Freezing level m
700
850
600
550
400
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-10-6-7-15-17-19-21-23-20-18-18-19-19-17-17-17-19-7-6-4-5-10-13-16-17-18-17-16-16-16-16-15-14-14-15-1-1-2-3-5-8-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-12-12-10-10-1044332-1-4-4-6-5-6-10-6-5-9-5-3-6
Sunrise
4:50
—
—
4:46
—
—
4:43
—
—
4:39
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:31
—
—
Sunset
—
—
9:07
—
—
9:09
—
—
9:14
—
—
9:16
—
—
9:21
—
—
9:23

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, severe gales from the NNW by Thu morning).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Francais at the specific elevation of 2000 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
303 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
Fog, sky not visible, no change.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
Fog
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 300).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 50).
0.2 km
Low: overcast
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
Fog, depositing rime, sky visible.
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 50).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Great Wall
351 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
light rain
Light freezing rain.
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 320).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
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.
353 km NE
100m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
Fog, sky not visible, no change.
14
Light winds from the NNW
(14 kph at 340).
500 m
Mid: sky obscured
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
0.2 km
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
Mist
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 290).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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