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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 05 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
70
W
45
SW
25
W
25
NW
30
WNW
30
W
5
NW
30
NNE
50
NNE
20
NNE
5
NW
25
NNE
40
NE
15
N
40
ENE
35
NE
20
E
 cm 
4
5
17
6
1
2
7
5
1
6
4
5
16
5
 mm 
max°C
-9
-8
-7
-6
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-9
-8
min°C
-9
-9
-8
-7
-5
-4
-4
-5
-4
-5
-6
-7
-7
-8
-8
-10
-11
chill°C 
-22
-20
-16
-15
-13
-12
-7
-15
-14
-12
-6
-17
-17
-18
-18
-21
-21
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
250
200
150
150
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
300
350
2350
300
300
300
300
250
250
250
200
200
200
100
100
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
11:07
11:06
11:03
11:02
11:00
Sunset
3:26
3:29
3:30
3:33
3:34
3:37

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Wed morning, calm by Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
303 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
State of sky unchanged.
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 280).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
-
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 300).
35 km
Mid: clear
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: few
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: few
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
clear
-
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
moderate rain
Clouds dissolving.
56
Near gales from the WNW
(56 kph at 300).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
moderate snow
Snow
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1105 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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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