Mount Francais weather
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Mount Francais Weather Forecast

Trojan Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Fri 09 Oct 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 -7°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, gales from the W by Wed night).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
300
300
300
400
250
300
300
300
600
500
600
300
300
km/h
105
WNW
90
WSW
55
WSW
35
WNW
50
NW
60
WSW
60
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
5
W
10
NW
35
NW
45
W
55
W
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Snowflake cm
18
1
—
3
12
5
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
14
9
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-13
-12
-10
-11
-11
-10
-7
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
-7
-8
-11
-11
min °C
-18
-14
-11
-11
-12
-11
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-8
-8
-13
-14
 chill °C
-36
-30
-24
-21
-23
-24
-22
-16
-15
-14
-14
-10
-16
-17
-26
-28
Freezing level m
200
0
0
0
0
550
250
0
650
0
250
750
0
700
650
500
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Sunrise
—
5:54
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:48
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:39
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Sunset
—
—
8:07
—
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8:10
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8:14
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8:16
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8:20
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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 -7°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, gales from the W by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Francais at the specific elevation of 2760 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.
41 minutes ago
-1°C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 300).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
70
Gales from the NW.(Wind varies from 290 to 010 degs)
(70 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
41 minutes ago
6°C
-
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
41 minutes ago
3°C
-
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
41 minutes ago
-1°C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 290).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 290).
0.1 km
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
41 minutes ago
-1°C
Mist
56
Near gales from the WNW
(56 kph at 290).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
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.
41 minutes ago
2°C
Fog
63
Gales from the NNW
(63 kph at 340).
28 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
41 minutes ago
3°C
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 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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