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

Mount Francais Weather Forecast

Trojan Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, severe gales from the SW by Thu 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 -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
300
300
300
350
250
250
250
250
300
1350
250
250
250
300
300
2100
km/h
10
NNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
15
WNW
50
WSW
55
W
85
SW
100
W
100
W
115
WNW
105
W
75
WSW
55
W
40
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
4
5
2
3
11
2
23
23
6
12
1
—
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-11
-14
-13
-13
-14
-12
-15
-13
-10
-10
-10
-16
-14
-12
-11
min °C
-10
-12
-14
-14
-14
-14
-13
-15
-14
-13
-11
-12
-18
-16
-13
-13
 chill °C
-18
-21
-25
-26
-23
-22
-25
-29
-30
-27
-27
-30
-37
-32
-26
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
300
0
100
150
0
400
750
50
0
200
0
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Sunrise
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6:09
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:01
—
—
5:58
—
—
5:54
—
—
Sunset
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—
7:54
—
—
7:58
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8:00
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—
8:04
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8:07
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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 morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, severe gales from the SW by Thu 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 -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW 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
ASCATB299E63S
204 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
259 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB298E62S
264 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 263).
- km
Captain Arturo Prat Base
303 km NE
111m alt.
50 minutes ago
-5°C
Mist
4
Calm
(4 kph at 100).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
50 minutes ago
-5°C
Fog, sky not visible, thinning.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC301E63S
326 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATB299E62S
326 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 256).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
50 minutes ago
1°C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB301E63S
331 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 273).
- 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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