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

Mount Francais Weather Forecast

Trojan Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -24°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
250
250
500
250
300
400
250
250
350
350
400
250
250
300
300
400
350
km/h
55
SW
50
SSW
50
WSW
55
W
80
WSW
65
WSW
70
WSW
85
SW
55
SSW
40
SW
45
WSW
60
WSW
65
WSW
45
SW
20
SSE
10
SW
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
1
12
—
1
7
1
—
—
1
3
12
6
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-23
-16
-16
-15
-15
-13
-12
-12
-11
-10
-8
-9
-11
-12
-10
-10
-9
min °C
-24
-22
-16
-15
-16
-14
-13
-14
-11
-10
-8
-10
-12
-15
-11
-10
-9
 chill °C
-41
-38
-30
-29
-32
-28
-28
-30
-23
-21
-18
-23
-26
-28
-19
-14
-16
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:31
—
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Sunset
7:22
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:30
—
—
7:34
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—
7:37
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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. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -24°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu 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
-
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 200).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-26°C
Fog
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 200).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 230).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
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.
2 hours ago
-11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 20).
8.0 km
High: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 90).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
hy2c285E61S
669 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 225).
- km
hy2c284E63S
670 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 242).
- 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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