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

Mount Francais Weather Forecast

Trojan Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun night, min -26°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, gales from the W by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed morning, min -25°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
200
200
250
250
250
250
550
250
200
200
200
350
200
200
350
200
km/h
50
W
45
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
40
S
60
SSW
50
SW
50
SW
65
W
60
WNW
40
WSW
55
WSW
35
W
15
SW
60
SW
115
SW
90
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
7
7
8
1
2
2
3
 mm
max °C
-23
-24
-26
-26
-21
-19
-18
-15
-16
-19
-22
-22
-21
-19
-17
-19
-20
min °C
-24
-26
-26
-26
-26
-20
-18
-17
-17
-21
-25
-22
-21
-21
-18
-22
-22
 chill °C
-41
-42
-42
-42
-42
-36
-33
-32
-32
-37
-40
-39
-35
-30
-34
-44
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:11
7:07
7:03
7:00
6:56
Sunset
7:00
7:04
7:07
7:09
7:13
7:15

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun night, min -26°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, gales from the W by Mon morning).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed morning, min -25°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the SSW by Wed 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
-12°C
light snow
Low drifting light snow.
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 180).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: scattered
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
46 minutes ago
-13°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
52
Near gales from the S
(52 kph at 180).
26 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
46 minutes ago
-1°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
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.
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
46 minutes ago
-1°C
-
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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.
46 minutes ago
-11°C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
46 minutes ago
-1°C
light rain
Light freezing drizzle.
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 320).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Puerto Williams
1105 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud

* 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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