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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
300
300
300
4800
5300
2550
2550
2300
2150
300
250
250
300
250
300
250
250
km/h
15
W
10
SW
0
SW
10
E
15
ENE
5
ESE
5
E
0
E
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
SW
10
SSE
10
S
15
SW
35
SSW
45
SW
40
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-11
-10
-9
-8
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-12
-13
-12
-11
-11
-10
-9
-9
-9
min °C
-12
-11
-10
-8
-9
-10
-9
-10
-12
-13
-13
-14
-12
-11
-11
-10
-9
-11
 chill °C
-19
-16
-14
-13
-15
-14
-13
-10
-18
-21
-21
-21
-18
-17
-18
-20
-20
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-14-13-12-13-13-14-14-15-16-16-16-16-16-14-13-14-15-12-11-10-8-9-10-9-10-11-13-13-13-12-11-11-10-9-10-9-8-6-5-5-5-5-5-7-8-10-10-8-7-7-7-5-6-5-6-7-4-2-2-2-2-5-4-4-8-7-7-9-8-8-10
Sunrise
8:41
8:37
8:33
8:30
8:26
8:22
Sunset
5:51
5:53
5:57
6:00
6:02
6:06

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

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
-4°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
State of sky unchanged.
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-6°C
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-5°C
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: scattered
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
-4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: broken
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
3 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
-12°C
Fog, depositing rime, sky visible.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.1 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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