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

Mount Francais Weather Forecast

Trojan Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon morning, severe gales from the WSW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Fri morning).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
200
300
450
250
300
300
300
300
250
300
350
350
300
300
300
300
300
km/h
60
W
70
SW
65
WSW
80
WSW
75
SW
45
SW
45
SW
65
WSW
75
WSW
70
SW
50
SW
25
SW
35
SW
40
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
40
SW
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Snowflake cm
11
1
3
6
—
—
—
3
7
6
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-15
-15
-13
-12
-12
-10
-9
-8
-10
-11
-9
-10
-10
-9
-8
-8
-8
min °C
-15
-17
-14
-13
-14
-11
-10
-9
-10
-12
-11
-10
-10
-9
-9
-8
-8
 chill °C
-30
-33
-29
-28
-30
-23
-21
-22
-24
-26
-24
-19
-20
-20
-17
-15
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:28
—
—
Sunset
7:24
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:30
—
—
7:34
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon morning, severe gales from the WSW by Tue morning).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Fri 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.
3 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
-
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: few
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
58 minutes 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
-2°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
Mist
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 270).
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
58 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
67
Gales from the NW
(67 kph at 320).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1105 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
1105 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
No report.
13
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 240 to 300 degs)
(13 kph at 270).
10.0 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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