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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -24°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
250
1650
200
200
200
200
200
300
4800
1200
km/h
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
30
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
10
S
10
E
15
ENE
10
ESE
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Snowflake cm
3
7
4
5
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-9
-8
-4
-3
-3
-3
-4
-6
-9
-9
-11
-13
-23
-23
-19
-17
-16
-16
min °C
-9
-9
-8
-3
-4
-3
-5
-9
-10
-10
-13
-23
-24
-23
-24
-18
-16
-17
 chill °C
-14
-13
-12
-6
-8
-7
-11
-15
-16
-16
-21
-37
-38
-36
-34
-24
-25
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:30
8:26
8:22
8:18
8:15
8:11
Sunset
6:00
6:02
6:06
6:08
6:12
6:15

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -24°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the SSE by Wed night).

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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
303 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 110).
0.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
Clouds developing.
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 340).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: scattered
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
snow showers
Light snow showers.
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 120).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 120).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 90).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear

* 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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