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

Mount Francais Weather Forecast

Trojan Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri night, min -29°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue morning, min -21°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Sun night).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
150
150
150
200
200
250
250
450
250
250
300
300
250
300
350
250
km/h
105
SW
80
SW
70
WSW
70
WSW
75
SW
70
SW
60
SSW
90
SSW
55
WSW
60
W
70
SW
100
WSW
95
WSW
115
SW
85
SW
70
SW
85
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
11
7
5
6
2
1
1
6
14
3
28
 mm
max °C
-20
-21
-23
-26
-27
-28
-26
-19
-19
-19
-15
-15
-15
-16
-14
-13
-13
min °C
-21
-23
-24
-29
-29
-28
-27
-23
-20
-20
-19
-16
-17
-21
-15
-13
-14
 chill °C
-42
-42
-43
-50
-49
-48
-46
-43
-36
-36
-35
-34
-36
-42
-31
-28
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-22-24-28-28-28-27-21-20-20-17-16-16-19-15-13-14-17-17-19-23-25-25-24-19-16-15-14-14-15-16-12-11-10-14-11-11-15-20-22-21-17-11-9-10-12-12-13-10-8-6-7-4-3-7-14-15-14-14-7-3-6-8-6-8-8-5-1
Sunrise
6:52
6:50
6:46
6:41
6:39
Sunset
7:15
7:19
7:22
7:24
7:28
7:30

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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. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri night, min -29°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat morning).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue morning, min -21°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Sat afternoon, extremely windy 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.
3 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 250).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 230).
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
-5°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 240).
5.0 km
Low: broken
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-6°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 270).
3.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-18°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 0).
0.6 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 320).
26 km
Mid: overcast
1105 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
No report.
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 260).

* 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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