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

Mount Francais Weather Forecast

Trojan Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Sun 01 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, near gales from the N by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
2350
200
400
200
200
200
200
150
200
300
350
300
250
500
300
200
km/h
15
WSW
30
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
NW
50
NNE
55
N
20
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
25
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
20
WSW
20
NW
50
WNW
65
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
1
1
—
1
2
6
1
2
1
—
—
—
—
5
16
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-18
-19
-22
-20
-16
-16
-15
-17
-17
-17
-17
-17
-18
-15
-13
-8
-12
min °C
-19
-22
-22
-21
-19
-16
-15
-18
-17
-17
-18
-18
-18
-18
-14
-10
-19
 chill °C
-30
-34
-30
-30
-28
-30
-29
-28
-24
-22
-30
-30
-31
-30
-23
-22
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
4:31
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—
4:28
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4:24
—
—
4:20
—
—
4:18
—
—
Sunset
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9:21
—
—
9:23
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—
9:28
—
—
9:30
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—
9:35
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—
9:38

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, near gales from the N by Tue afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the ESE
(30 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 110).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
39
Strong winds from the SE
(39 kph at 140).
2.0 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
-1°C
light snow
Light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the ESE
(30 kph at 110).
2.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
light rain
Continuous light drizzle.
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 110).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
Mist
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 340).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
1105 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 260).

* 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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