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

Mount Francais Weather Forecast

Trojan Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, moderate winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
250
250
300
250
300
300
250
300
250
250
250
250
250
250
300
km/h
80
WSW
65
WSW
75
WSW
70
SW
55
SW
55
SW
70
WSW
65
WSW
60
WSW
50
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
40
S
45
S
30
SSW
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Snowflake cm
4
—
3
6
—
—
1
1
2
—
—
—
9
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-11
-14
-12
-8
-6
-2
-4
-4
-3
-4
-4
-6
-5
-4
0
min °C
-11
-13
-15
-14
-10
-7
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-6
-9
-7
-4
-3
 chill °C
-25
-27
-31
-29
-22
-18
-16
-15
-14
-13
-12
-15
-18
-17
-13
-10
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
800
900
650
1300
1050
850
700
300
1300
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-16-20-16-11-9-7-7-5-7-8-8-12-11-9-5-11-12-15-13-9-7-4-4-4-4-4-5-8-6-4-2-6-7-8-9-7-40-1-2-10-1-2-211-2-1-1-3-31233233223-2
Sunrise
—
5:11
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:03
—
—
5:01
—
—
4:56
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:50
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:55
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—
—
9:00

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, moderate winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 270).
0.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
44 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB305E63S
499 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
73
Gales from the W
(73 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB306E63S
521 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
68
Gales from the W
(68 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB305E62S
556 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the W
(62 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB307E63S
585 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB306E62S
597 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the W
(60 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATB308E63S
609 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 266).
- 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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