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

Mount Francais Weather Forecast

Trojan Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
250
300
300
300
350
800
400
2050
550
300
300
400
300
300
300
400
250
km/h
40
W
45
SW
30
SW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
NW
10
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
40
W
50
W
45
W
50
WSW
40
W
45
WNW
60
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
7
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8
5
3
24
18
3
9
36
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-3
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-5
-7
-10
-9
-9
-7
-6
-6
min °C
-7
-6
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-4
-4
-6
-10
-11
-9
-9
-8
-7
-8
 chill °C
-17
-16
-11
-10
-10
-8
-7
-10
-11
-14
-22
-23
-20
-20
-18
-17
-19
Freezing level m
550
300
500
950
500
950
1150
1000
850
750
350
200
300
300
550
500
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-8-8-8-7-7-7-8-8-9-13-14-14-13-12-10-11-7-5-4-4-4-3-3-4-4-6-9-11-9-9-8-7-7-2-200-110-10-1-4-6-4-4-3-3-331121331332222432
Sunrise
—
—
5:48
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:33
—
—
Sunset
8:10
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:16
—
—
8:20
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:27
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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Fri night).

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
1°C
Mist
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
45 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 -.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
0.1 km
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
Mist
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 290).
1.7 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
4.0 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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