Mount Francais weather
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Mount Francais Weather Forecast

Trojan Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
300
300
300
250
250
250
250
300
350
250
250
250
300
300
300
250
250
300
km/h
20
WNW
35
W
35
WNW
35
NW
30
W
45
W
50
WSW
75
WSW
110
W
105
W
135
WNW
95
W
50
WSW
55
W
35
NW
50
WNW
65
WSW
70
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
5
6
1
7
5
1
40
13
14
7
—
—
7
17
9
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-13
-13
-13
-13
-11
-15
-13
-10
-11
-11
-16
-14
-12
-11
-11
-13
-10
min °C
-13
-14
-14
-14
-14
-15
-15
-14
-13
-11
-12
-17
-14
-13
-13
-11
-14
-14
 chill °C
-23
-25
-26
-23
-25
-29
-28
-29
-27
-27
-29
-35
-27
-26
-25
-23
-29
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
300
0
100
100
0
400
500
100
0
250
0
200
350
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-14-14-14-14-13-15-14-12-11-12-17-14-13-12-11-14-12-9-10-10-10-10-9-11-10-8-7-8-12-10-10-9-8-10-9-5-6-5-4-4-5-6-5-4-2-3-6-5-5-4-3-4-6-5-2-112110023111122-2
Sunrise
6:09
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:01
—
—
5:58
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:50
—
—
Sunset
—
7:54
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:04
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
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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 well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the W by Thu night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sat 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.
1 hour ago
-1°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 200).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: clear
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 20).
30 km
Mid: clear
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
State of sky unchanged.
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 290).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
53 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-13°C
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB280E65S
794 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 4).
- 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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