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

Mount Francais Weather Forecast

Trojan Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Tue morning).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
300
250
250
300
250
300
300
300
1900
500
300
6150
300
1500
300
300
300
km/h
75
WSW
110
W
105
W
110
W
115
WNW
90
WSW
75
WSW
40
W
40
WNW
35
W
40
SW
20
WSW
25
WNW
25
W
5
W
10
SSW
15
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
40
22
2
21
3
—
—
1
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-9
-11
-11
-12
-15
-12
-11
-11
-10
-8
-8
-7
-8
-7
-7
-7
min °C
-12
-14
-11
-12
-18
-17
-14
-12
-12
-11
-9
-8
-7
-8
-8
-7
-7
 chill °C
-26
-29
-27
-29
-36
-34
-29
-24
-23
-22
-20
-16
-15
-16
-11
-11
-12
Freezing level m
200
300
450
750
300
0
50
0
0
300
0
900
850
0
950
1100
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
5:58
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:48
—
—
5:43
—
—
Sunset
8:00
—
—
8:04
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:16
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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 -9°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Tue morning).

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
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 290).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
-
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 290).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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
0°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 260).
10.0 km
High: overcast
1105 km NW
14m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
1105 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 240 to 300 degs)
(15 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
UshuaiaAero
1124 km NW
57m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1130 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Rio Grande Airport
1233 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 30).
0.0 km
Mid: few
1326 km NW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 210).
0.0 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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