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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Mon 07 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1300
1500
300
250
350
250
300
550
300
300
300
300
600
300
250
1250
km/h
5
SE
0
N
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
5
E
0
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
N
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-17
-17
-17
-17
-17
-17
-17
-16
-13
-9
-8
-6
-8
-8
-7
-7
-6
-6
min °C
-18
-18
-18
-18
-17
-17
-17
-16
-17
-11
-9
-7
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
-7
 chill °C
-18
-18
-26
-28
-26
-22
-17
-24
-27
-18
-18
-13
-17
-15
-15
-13
-11
-11
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-26-27-28-29-30-30-29-22-16-14-14-16-16-16-15-15-16-22-22-23-23-23-24-24-24-19-13-11-10-13-13-12-11-11-12-18-18-18-18-17-17-17-16-15-10-9-7-8-8-8-7-7-7-13-12-13-12-11-12-12-11-15-13-11-11-6-5-6-4-3-4
Sunrise
7:54
7:50
7:47
7:43
7:39
7:37
Sunset
6:29
6:31
6:35
6:37
6:40
6:44

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
303 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
41
Strong winds from the E
(41 kph at 90).
0.8 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
61
Near gales from the SSW
(61 kph at 210).
0.5 km
Mid: scattered
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-21°C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
65
Gales from the SSW
(65 kph at 200).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 230).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
moderate snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
50
Strong winds from the E
(50 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 110).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATC283E64S
675 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 247).
- 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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