Mount Francais weather
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Mount Francais Weather Forecast

Trojan Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
clear
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
clear
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
300
300
250
300
550
250
300
300
250
300
300
500
250
250
250
250
250
250
km/h
65
SW
60
WSW
80
WSW
95
WSW
85
WSW
100
WSW
75
WSW
75
WSW
80
SW
75
SW
75
SW
65
WSW
90
WSW
100
WNW
85
W
100
WSW
110
WSW
95
SW
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Snowflake cm
—
1
9
—
—
3
—
—
8
1
—
3
—
6
20
2
8
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-16
-14
-10
-9
-8
-10
-14
-15
-15
-11
-10
-7
-6
-8
-9
-8
-9
-5
min °C
-17
-15
-11
-10
-8
-15
-14
-15
-19
-13
-10
-9
-6
-9
-13
-9
-10
-8
 chill °C
-33
-30
-25
-25
-22
-31
-29
-31
-37
-28
-24
-22
-19
-23
-29
-24
-26
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
450
50
0
200
0
0
0
0
800
900
250
550
750
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-15-11-10-8-13-14-15-17-12-10-8-6-9-11-9-10-7-14-12-9-8-6-9-10-11-14-11-9-6-4-5-9-6-7-5-10-8-6-5-3-4-4-5-8-8-6-30-1-4-2-2-3-4-2-202-111-2-3-2132122-1
Sunrise
5:18
—
—
5:15
—
—
5:11
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:03
—
—
5:01
—
—
Sunset
—
8:39
—
—
8:43
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:50
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:55
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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Tue night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
303 km NE
111m alt.
49 minutes ago
-1°C
Mist
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 260).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
light snow
Light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 140).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
49 minutes ago
0°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
49 minutes ago
3°C
-
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
49 minutes ago
-1°C
snow showers
Shower moderate snow.
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 290).
1.2 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
49 minutes ago
-2°C
Mist
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 290).
1.5 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.
49 minutes ago
-3°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 340).
40 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB288E66S
432 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB287E66S
466 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 256).
- 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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