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

Mount Francais Weather Forecast

Trojan Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Mon morning, gales from the SW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
400
250
250
300
300
300
250
300
300
300
250
250
250
250
300
300
km/h
35
NW
50
N
30
NW
25
W
35
W
50
SW
50
WSW
45
W
65
SW
55
SW
55
WSW
60
WSW
75
WSW
60
SW
45
SSW
55
SSW
60
SW
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Snowflake cm
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8
7
4
2
—
—
17
3
—
5
2
—
4
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-2
-7
-10
-12
-14
-13
-9
-8
-5
-5
-8
-10
-12
-12
-8
-6
min °C
-1
-6
-8
-11
-16
-15
-13
-10
-8
-6
-7
-9
-11
-14
-13
-10
-7
 chill °C
-8
-15
-16
-21
-30
-29
-26
-21
-20
-17
-19
-21
-25
-27
-26
-22
-18
Freezing level m
1900
1450
550
350
0
0
0
0
150
100
300
450
250
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:15
—
—
5:11
—
—
5:07
—
—
Sunset
8:32
—
—
8:36
—
—
8:39
—
—
8:43
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:50
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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Mon morning, gales from the SW by Tue night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat 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
-
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 20).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 340).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
Patches of fog.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
0.8 km
Mid: scattered
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
52 minutes 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
clear
Fog freezing -.
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 10).
0.3 km
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
Mist
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
26 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
52 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
moderate rain
Continuous moderate rain.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
40 km
Mid: scattered
1105 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 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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