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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the W by Mon morning).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
300
300
300
300
300
500
250
250
300
250
250
200
200
300
200
km/h
5
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
25
SW
30
WSW
20
W
25
SW
20
SW
15
W
25
SW
15
W
25
N
40
W
20
W
30
W
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Snowflake cm
5
8
4
26
5
1
6
 mm
max °C
-23
-23
-21
-20
-18
-11
-7
-8
-6
-4
-3
-5
-7
-7
-6
-15
-17
-17
min °C
-23
-23
-22
-20
-19
-16
-8
-9
-8
-5
-4
-7
-7
-7
-7
-18
-18
-18
 chill °C
-28
-31
-32
-26
-23
-24
-16
-18
-16
-12
-10
-13
-15
-13
-16
-31
-28
-30
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
8:11
8:08
8:04
8:02
7:58
7:54
Sunset
6:15
6:17
6:21
6:23
6:25
6:29

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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. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the W by Mon morning).

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
hy2b297E64S
113 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 172).
- km
Captain Arturo Prat Base
303 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 150).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-21°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 180).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
65
Gales from the SW
(65 kph at 230).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-25°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
74
Gales from the SW
(74 kph at 230).
0.1 km
Mid: sky obscured
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 230).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
hy2b300E62S
346 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 148).
- km
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
-13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: broken
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
Mist
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 90).
26 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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