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

Mount Francais Weather Forecast

Trojan Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Sun 13 Sep 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 Mon morning, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun morning, extremely windy from the SW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -23°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the SW on Wed night, stormy winds from the SW by Thu night).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
250
200
200
250
200
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
km/h
35
SSE
30
S
50
SSW
60
SSW
45
SW
110
SSW
130
SW
100
SW
85
WSW
75
SW
80
SW
55
SW
85
SW
75
SW
85
SW
75
SW
80
WSW
70
W
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Snowflake cm
3
2
3
15
3
1
3
10
 mm
max °C
-22
-18
-9
-8
-8
-9
-11
-14
-19
-22
-22
-14
-17
-15
-11
-12
-13
-14
min °C
-22
-21
-14
-9
-8
-10
-12
-16
-25
-23
-23
-20
-18
-15
-14
-12
-13
-21
 chill °C
-36
-34
-27
-21
-19
-25
-29
-34
-44
-42
-42
-37
-36
-31
-29
-26
-28
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:33
7:28
7:26
7:22
7:18
7:15
Sunset
6:46
6:50
6:52
6:55
6:59
7:00

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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 Mon morning, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun morning, extremely windy from the SW by Mon night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -23°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the SW on Wed night, stormy winds from the SW by Thu 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
303 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
56
Near gales from the ESE
(56 kph at 120).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
State of sky unchanged.
43
Strong winds from the SSE
(43 kph at 160).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
moderate snow
Recent snow.
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: scattered
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
moderate snow
Snow
44
Strong winds from the SSE
(44 kph at 160).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 230).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
59
Near gales from the ESE
(59 kph at 120).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
59
Near gales from the ESE
(59 kph at 120).
0.5 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-5°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(48 kph at 110).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-26°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 160).
40 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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