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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 10 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Tue night followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
35
NNE
20
NNW
30
NNW
20
NW
20
N
15
NNW
30
NNE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
20
NNE
15
NNE
40
NE
55
NE
45
NE
1
4
6
9
13
4
1
4
10
1
6
6
8
1
3
1.7
max °C
3
3
2
2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-5
-4
-2
-2
-2
-3
min °C
2
2
1
1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-5
-5
-4
-4
-3
-2
-4
-3
-2
-4
-7
-6
-9
-8
-9
-8
-10
-3
-10
-10
-10
-9
-12
-11
-13
2050
1850
1500
1450
800
750
600
600
500
500
600
350
100
350
200
550
600
350
Cloud base (m)
300
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
200
250
250
500
450
250
250
250
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Sunrise
6:41
6:45
6:48
6:50
6:54
6:56
Sunset
8:04
8:00
7:57
7:52
7:49
7:45

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: Drizzle on Tue night followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the NE by Sun afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Francais at the specific elevation of 1000 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
SHIP1789
58 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
21
Moderate winds from the SW
(21 kph at 230).
SHIP14
58 km S
-m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
No report.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
SHIP4371
58 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
21
Moderate winds from the SW
(21 kph at 230).
- km
SHIP900
58 km S
-m alt.
53 minutes ago
2° C
No report.
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 240).
SHIP465
58 km S
-m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 230).
SHIP19
58 km S
-m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 230).
SHIP6367
58 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
21
Moderate winds from the SW
(21 kph at 230).
SHIP7154
58 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 240).
- km
SHIP1337
58 km S
-m alt.
53 minutes ago
2° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 240).
SHIP5979
58 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 230).

* 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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