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

Mount Francais Weather Forecast

Trojan Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu morning, near gales from the SSW by Thu night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
300
400
300
650
250
250
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
250
250
250
km/h
55
W
45
WNW
50
NW
75
NNW
35
NW
30
WNW
50
W
55
SW
65
SW
85
W
70
SW
70
SW
85
WSW
90
WSW
85
WSW
60
SSW
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Snowflake cm
7
—
—
10
8
4
1
—
—
7
—
—
5
8
4
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-6
-5
-6
-12
-15
-16
-16
-15
-9
-8
-8
-8
-14
-15
-15
min °C
-9
-6
-6
-10
-13
-15
-17
-16
-16
-14
-9
-9
-11
-15
-15
-16
 chill °C
-22
-16
-16
-21
-25
-26
-31
-30
-31
-29
-22
-22
-26
-32
-31
-32
Freezing level m
900
1350
1900
1400
500
300
0
0
0
0
200
500
150
150
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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5:26
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:15
—
—
5:11
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Sunset
—
—
8:32
—
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8:36
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8:39
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8:43
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8:45
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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu morning, near gales from the SSW 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
0°C
Clouds developing.
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 330).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
12°C
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
44 minutes ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 350).
0.2 km
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
44 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB309E62S
731 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB309E61S
805 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 278).
- 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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