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

Mount Francais Weather Forecast

Trojan Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Wed night, gales from the SW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Sun night).

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
300
250
300
250
250
300
300
350
300
250
250
250
250
250
250
300
km/h
95
WSW
110
WSW
90
WSW
115
WSW
80
SW
65
SW
80
SW
80
WSW
85
WSW
80
WSW
60
WSW
30
WSW
45
W
45
W
30
S
65
S
40
SSW
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Snowflake cm
3
4
2
3
6
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
16
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-12
-15
-19
-14
-11
-8
-6
-6
-3
-6
-7
-8
-10
-10
-9
-3
min °C
-11
-15
-16
-20
-18
-13
-9
-8
-7
-4
-8
-7
-9
-13
-11
-9
-8
 chill °C
-26
-33
-34
-40
-36
-27
-22
-21
-20
-16
-20
-16
-21
-23
-21
-22
-18
Freezing level m
400
0
0
0
0
0
0
900
700
650
1050
900
700
700
350
1200
0
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Sunrise
—
—
5:11
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:03
—
—
5:01
—
—
4:56
—
—
Sunset
8:43
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:50
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:55
—
—
—
9:00

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Wed night, gales from the SW by Fri morning).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Sun 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
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: clear
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
Mist
65
Gales from the W
(65 kph at 270).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
53 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
52
Near gales from the N
(52 kph at 0).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: overcast
1105 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
1105 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
24.0 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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