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

Mount Francais Weather Forecast

Trojan Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -21°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat afternoon, min -24°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
300
250
250
250
300
200
200
200
200
250
250
250
400
250
250
200
km/h
25
NW
35
NNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
35
NW
90
NNW
95
NW
75
WNW
65
W
75
WSW
70
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
35
W
20
W
15
WSW
25
W
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Snowflake cm
—
3
8
7
5
25
15
18
2
2
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-9
-10
-10
-4
-5
-13
-16
-19
-23
-20
-19
-16
-16
-17
-17
-18
min °C
-8
-10
-11
-11
-7
-12
-14
-19
-21
-24
-22
-19
-18
-16
-17
-18
-21
 chill °C
-17
-20
-21
-22
-17
-26
-30
-36
-39
-43
-40
-35
-33
-29
-27
-28
-32
Freezing level m
1200
750
700
800
650
550
450
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-10-11-11-6-9-14-18-20-24-21-19-17-16-17-18-20-4-6-7-6-4-6-9-13-17-18-18-17-15-13-13-13-161-1-1-1-2-3-4-8-12-11-13-12-11-10-8-9-113444323-2-4-3-6-5-4-8-5-5-10
Sunrise
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:46
—
—
4:43
—
—
4:39
—
—
4:35
—
—
Sunset
—
9:02
—
—
9:07
—
—
9:09
—
—
9:14
—
—
9:16
—
—
9:21

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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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -21°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat afternoon, min -24°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

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
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Patches of fog.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
1.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
33 minutes ago
-1°C
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
clear
Mist -.
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 280).
2.5 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
Mist
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 320).
4.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1105 km NW
14m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
1106 km NW
18m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
moderate rain
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1130 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered

* 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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