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

Mount Francais Weather Forecast

Trojan Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Thu 05 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun night, light winds from the N by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
250
250
1850
250
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
400
200
200
200
150
250
km/h
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
65
W
65
WNW
50
WNW
55
W
50
WNW
50
W
40
W
45
W
55
W
50
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
W
10
N
35
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
3
10
9
22
1
8
18
7
6
1
—
—
—
—
—
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-15
-11
-8
-8
-16
-18
-16
-18
-21
-21
-19
-20
-18
-17
-17
-16
-17
min °C
-17
-16
-14
-9
-11
-18
-19
-17
-21
-22
-21
-21
-20
-19
-20
-19
-17
-19
 chill °C
-28
-29
-27
-22
-24
-33
-34
-31
-36
-37
-36
-36
-35
-32
-33
-31
-25
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
400
150
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-16-13-9-10-17-19-17-20-22-21-20-20-19-19-18-17-18-13-13-11-7-7-12-13-12-14-16-16-16-16-14-14-14-12-14-9-10-8-4-3-6-7-6-7-9-10-11-10-9-9-9-8-8-4-5-6-12111-1-1-2-6-3-1-4-2-2-3
Sunrise
4:20
—
—
4:18
—
—
4:13
—
—
4:11
—
—
4:07
—
—
4:03
—
—
Sunset
—
—
9:35
—
—
9:38
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:45
—
—
9:50
—
—
9:52

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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 night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun night, light winds from the N by Tue 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.
3 hours ago
-4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
-
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 150).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
3 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
-1°C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 240).
7.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATC288E65S
431 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATC288E64S
432 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATC288E66S
457 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATC288E63S
460 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATC287E64S
470 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 307).
- 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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