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

Mount Francais Weather Forecast

Trojan Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Fri 30 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat afternoon, min -24°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -21°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
350
3800
200
350
250
250
200
200
200
200
200
200
km/h
75
WSW
70
WSW
80
WSW
50
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
35
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
15
NNW
40
N
30
N
40
NNW
25
N
30
NNE
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Snowflake cm
2
6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
1
7
11
6
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-21
-20
-18
-17
-17
-18
-19
-20
-21
-21
-16
-14
-14
-15
-16
-17
-17
min °C
-22
-24
-18
-18
-18
-19
-20
-22
-22
-21
-20
-15
-14
-17
-16
-17
-18
 chill °C
-40
-43
-36
-33
-27
-28
-30
-33
-33
-32
-32
-23
-26
-29
-28
-28
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-22-18-18-18-19-20-21-22-21-18-15-14-16-16-17-18-17-18-15-15-13-14-15-16-16-16-14-12-11-12-12-12-13-11-12-12-10-8-8-9-10-9-9-10-8-8-7-6-6-7-3-5-5-5-7-4-4-7-3-2-6-4-2-2-10-2
Sunrise
—
—
4:39
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:28
—
—
4:24
—
—
Sunset
—
9:14
—
—
9:16
—
—
9:21
—
—
9:23
—
—
9:28
—
—
9:30

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat afternoon, min -24°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Sun morning).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -21°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu 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.
3 hours ago
1°C
clear
-
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: few
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours 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
0°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: few
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
-
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 340).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
29 km
Mid: overcast
1105 km NW
14m alt.
2 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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