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

Mount Francais Weather Forecast

Trojan Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
300
300
400
350
300
300
300
250
250
350
450
300
300
250
300
250
km/h
10
SSE
10
SE
5
E
0
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
20
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
15
NW
30
SSW
45
WSW
55
W
55
WSW
45
W
65
W
60
W
60
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
6
4
—
—
13
3
7
28
24
8
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-10
-10
-9
-9
-8
-9
-7
-7
-6
-7
-6
-6
min °C
-9
-7
-6
-5
-5
-9
-11
-11
-10
-9
-9
-10
-8
-7
-8
-7
-7
-7
 chill °C
-14
-11
-10
-5
-9
-16
-20
-21
-19
-16
-18
-21
-20
-18
-18
-19
-18
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
350
0
50
500
0
350
550
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-11-9-8-8-10-14-14-14-13-13-14-11-10-11-11-11-10-9-7-6-5-5-7-11-11-10-9-9-10-8-7-7-7-7-7-5-3-3-2-2-6-7-6-5-4-4-6-4-3-3-3-2-2-4-3-4-1-1-7-50-111-3131232
Sunrise
6:16
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:01
—
—
5:58
—
—
Sunset
—
7:49
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:04
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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 Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, gales from the WNW by Thu 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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: clear
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.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
-
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 290).
30 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.
1 hour ago
-18°C
-
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
1105 km NW
14m alt.
1 hour 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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