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

Mount Francais Weather Forecast

Trojan Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -18°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, stormy winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
300
250
300
450
250
300
300
300
350
250
300
300
300
250
250
250
250
km/h
65
WSW
90
WSW
100
WSW
95
WSW
100
SW
120
WSW
115
SW
105
SW
90
SW
75
SW
60
WSW
80
WSW
85
W
70
WSW
75
WSW
80
WSW
75
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
10
—
1
8
2
3
2
—
—
1
—
1
6
—
—
10
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-14
-11
-9
-9
-12
-15
-17
-14
-11
-9
-3
-4
-7
-7
-6
-8
-8
min °C
-15
-11
-10
-9
-15
-18
-17
-16
-14
-9
-9
-5
-8
-8
-7
-9
-10
 chill °C
-30
-26
-25
-24
-33
-38
-36
-35
-30
-22
-21
-17
-21
-20
-20
-23
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
300
0
0
0
0
0
150
400
1700
1350
550
800
700
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-11-10-9-14-17-17-15-13-9-6-5-8-8-7-9-9-13-10-9-7-11-13-14-12-10-7-4-2-4-5-5-6-6-8-7-6-4-6-8-8-7-6-4-121-2-2-2-3-2-2-11-1-1-1-3-112433341
Sunrise
—
—
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 -9°C on Wed morning, min -18°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Thu 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 Fri night, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, stormy winds from the W 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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
58 minutes ago
1°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
58 minutes ago
2°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
58 minutes ago
0°C
-
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: few
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.
58 minutes ago
1°C
Mist
Wind obs. (39 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
58 minutes ago
4°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2c284E57S
1075 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 292).
- 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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