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

Mount Francais Weather Forecast

Trojan Range · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon morning, min -23°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Sat night, extremely windy from the SW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Tue afternoon, gales from the SW by Thu morning).

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
300
300
250
250
250
200
200
200
200
200
200
250
300
250
km/h
40
WSW
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
55
SSW
60
S
55
SSW
105
SW
135
SW
110
SW
95
WSW
85
SW
100
SW
100
SW
80
SSW
80
SW
95
SW
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Snowflake cm
3
3
3
16
2
3
2
 mm
max °C
-21
-23
-22
-18
-9
-8
-8
-9
-10
-14
-19
-24
-23
-20
-15
-13
-10
min °C
-22
-23
-23
-21
-15
-9
-8
-11
-12
-17
-25
-25
-23
-22
-17
-14
-11
 chill °C
-35
-36
-36
-34
-28
-21
-20
-28
-29
-35
-45
-47
-44
-42
-34
-30
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
7:33
7:28
7:26
7:22
7:18
Sunset
6:44
6:46
6:50
6:52
6:55
6:59

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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 Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon morning, min -23°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Sat night, extremely windy from the SW by Mon night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Tue afternoon, gales from the SW 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.
2 hours ago
-15°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
0.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-15°C
-
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 110).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-6°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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.
2 hours ago
-6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-6°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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.
1 hour ago
-17°C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-15°C
-
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 160).
32 km
Mid: overcast
Puerto Williams
1105 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 240 to 030 degs)
(9 kph at 300).
10.0 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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