Mount Francais weather
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Mount Francais Weather Forecast

Trojan Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sat night, gales from the W by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed night).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
snow showers
clear
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
300
350
250
250
250
250
300
300
450
300
300
350
500
350
300
km/h
95
SW
85
W
90
W
95
WSW
70
WSW
70
W
65
WSW
85
SSW
70
SSW
65
SSW
30
SW
30
W
40
NW
55
W
65
WNW
100
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
—
6
—
1
5
5
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
12
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-5
-7
-6
-8
-10
-12
-9
-6
-3
-3
-3
-4
-6
-5
-4
min °C
-7
-9
-10
-8
-10
-11
-15
-11
-8
-5
-3
-3
-8
-6
-6
-10
 chill °C
-20
-23
-25
-21
-23
-25
-31
-26
-20
-17
-11
-10
-19
-17
-18
-24
Freezing level m
1400
1450
650
500
900
700
0
0
250
1650
2100
2150
0
750
1250
1800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-7-9-7-9-11-14-10-7-4-3-3-6-6-6-7-3-4-6-5-6-7-10-7-4-111-3-4-3-410-2-2-1-2-6-4-1143-1-111233244-1-1-1032-1454
Sunrise
—
5:03
—
—
5:01
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:50
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:55
—
—
—
9:00
—
—
9:02
—
—
9:07

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sat night, gales from the W by Sun morning).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed 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.
2 hours ago
1°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
State of sky unchanged.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 260).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 320).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
State of sky unchanged.
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
50 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
0.8 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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