Mount Francais weather
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Mount Francais Weather Forecast

Trojan Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon morning, min -15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Thu night).

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
300
350
350
300
300
300
250
250
300
450
250
400
250
250
250
km/h
15
SE
10
ESE
5
NNE
10
NW
15
NNW
30
NW
45
W
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
SW
50
WSW
75
W
75
W
95
WNW
75
W
105
WNW
105
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
6
4
1
—
6
2
35
33
17
23
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-9
-8
-8
-8
-14
-14
-13
-13
-13
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-10
-11
min °C
-11
-10
-8
-8
-12
-15
-15
-15
-13
-13
-12
-12
-11
-13
-11
-10
-17
 chill °C
-18
-17
-8
-13
-22
-27
-28
-27
-23
-21
-23
-26
-25
-28
-25
-26
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
350
0
100
450
400
450
800
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-10-8-8-10-15-15-14-13-13-12-12-11-12-11-10-14-7-6-5-5-7-11-12-10-9-9-9-8-8-8-7-6-10-3-3-3-3-6-7-6-5-4-4-5-4-4-4-3-1-5-3-5-1-1-7-4-1-222-2232341
Sunrise
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:01
—
—
5:58
—
—
Sunset
7:49
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:04
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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. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon morning, min -15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Thu 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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 200).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 200).
35 km
Mid: clear
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: clear
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
-2°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
28 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.
2 hours ago
-9°C
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
1105 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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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