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

Mount Francais Weather Forecast

Trojan Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sat night, gales from the WSW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Sun night, moderate winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
250
300
450
250
300
300
250
250
250
250
250
300
300
300
km/h
95
SW
75
SW
70
SW
100
SW
95
W
95
W
100
WSW
70
WSW
70
W
65
SW
75
SSW
65
S
35
SSW
35
S
30
SW
25
W
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Snowflake cm
7
—
—
1
1
7
3
—
1
8
1
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-9
-8
-4
-6
-9
-7
-9
-10
-13
-12
-9
-4
-3
-2
-3
min °C
-19
-11
-9
-7
-9
-10
-8
-9
-12
-14
-13
-11
-8
-4
-3
-5
 chill °C
-38
-25
-22
-20
-23
-25
-21
-22
-27
-29
-28
-24
-19
-12
-11
-15
Freezing level m
0
0
100
1200
1450
650
600
900
800
0
0
450
0
1950
2200
2050
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Sunrise
—
5:07
—
—
5:03
—
—
5:01
—
—
4:56
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—
4:52
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:50
—
—
8:52
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—
8:55
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—
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9:00
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9:02

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sat night, gales from the WSW by Sun morning).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Sun night, moderate winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

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
clear
-
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 250).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
-
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
-
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: broken
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
-
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: scattered
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
-1°C
moderate snow
Intermittent moderate snow.
56
Near gales from the NW
(56 kph at 320).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
-
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: scattered
1105 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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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