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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Tue 21 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Tue night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
40
N
65
NNW
15
NW
5
SE
15
SE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
25
NE
15
NE
10
SW
20
SW
25
SW
35
SW
20
WSW
10
NW
30
N
15
34
3
1
3
1
1
2
3
max °C
-11
-11
-11
-9
-8
-11
-12
-12
-12
-13
-13
-14
-13
-13
-12
-11
-10
min °C
-12
-12
-12
-10
-10
-12
-12
-12
-13
-13
-14
-14
-13
-14
-13
-12
-11
-24
-25
-19
-10
-19
-23
-23
-24
-21
-21
-20
-23
-23
-25
-22
-18
-20
100
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
200
200
250
200
350
350
250
300
250
650
300
250
250
1300
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-17-17-14-14-16-17-17-17-18-18-18-17-17-16-15-14-12-12-12-10-9-12-12-12-13-13-14-14-13-14-13-12-11-5-5-6-5-4-6-7-7-7-7-9-9-10-10-9-8-712-1-1-2-4-4-5-4-4-5-7-7-9-6-5-3
Sunrise
8:52
8:55
8:57
9:02
9:04
Sunset
5:34
5:30
5:27
5:22
5:20
5:15

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Tue night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Francais at the specific elevation of 2000 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
3° C
Mist
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 350).
26 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
light rain
Light rain and snow.
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 320).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
45 minutes ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 350).
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
Mist
63
Gales from the NNW
(63 kph at 340).
4.0 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
-
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 160).
35 km
Mid: few

* 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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