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

Mount Francais Weather Forecast

Trojan Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Fri 06 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, near gales from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
200
200
200
200
150
200
150
150
350
200
200
300
400
km/h
50
NW
45
WNW
45
W
45
WNW
55
W
40
W
40
W
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
15
SW
45
SSW
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
11
25
3
18
10
7
1
6
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-11
-13
-12
-14
-15
-15
-15
-16
-16
-16
-16
-15
-15
-16
-15
-14
min °C
-9
-14
-14
-13
-15
-16
-16
-15
-17
-16
-17
-17
-16
-16
-17
-16
-15
 chill °C
-20
-27
-27
-26
-29
-30
-29
-26
-28
-27
-26
-25
-22
-22
-28
-29
-28
Freezing level m
400
100
100
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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-11-17-19-18-20-21-21-20-22-21-21-21-20-21-21-21-19-8-13-14-13-15-16-16-15-17-16-17-17-16-16-17-16-15-3-7-6-6-8-9-9-9-11-11-12-11-11-10-10-9-92011-2-1-1-3-4-3-7-4-3-7-4-3-4
Sunrise
—
—
4:13
—
—
4:11
—
—
4:07
—
—
4:03
—
—
4:00
—
—
Sunset
—
9:38
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:45
—
—
9:50
—
—
9:52
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—
9:57

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, near gales from the SW by Wed afternoon).

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)
326 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
56
Near gales from the NW
(56 kph at 310).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
330 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP8589
334 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 290).
- km
BaseEsperanza
343 km ENE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 340).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
351 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
SHIP6183
335 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 290).
- km
SHIP3556
335 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 290).
SHIP5557
335 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 290).
SHIP7363
335 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 290).
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 340).
30 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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