Mount Francais weather
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Mount Francais Weather Forecast

Trojan Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
350
300
300
300
300
300
300
350
350
800
750
300
300
250
250
300
km/h
40
NW
40
W
55
W
40
W
50
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
W
45
W
35
WNW
30
NNW
50
N
35
NNW
30
NW
15
NW
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
5
13
3
12
18
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—
—
—
2
—
1
2
9
4
8
5
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-6
-9
-8
-9
-6
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-2
-2
-4
-8
-10
-11
min °C
-4
-9
-9
-9
-11
-7
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-3
-4
-7
-9
-10
-13
 chill °C
-13
-20
-21
-20
-23
-15
-13
-13
-14
-15
-15
-11
-14
-16
-17
-17
-23
Freezing level m
1300
650
350
450
150
0
400
0
900
1050
800
1400
1550
650
400
300
0
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Sunrise
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:22
—
—
Sunset
8:20
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:27
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:32
—
—
8:36
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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon 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.
4 hours ago
0°C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 320).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
4 hours ago
0°C
State of sky unchanged.
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 300).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
4 hours ago
10°C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
4 hours ago
10°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
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.
3 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 340).
0.2 km
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
4 hours ago
5°C
-
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
4 hours ago
5°C
moderate rain
Clouds dissolving.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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