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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 21 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Tue night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
 km/h
50
N
35
N
50
NNW
20
NW
5
SSE
10
SSE
25
NE
40
NE
30
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WNW
30
NNW
21
14
43
1
1
12
max °C
-9
-11
-11
-12
-9
-9
-10
-12
-11
-12
-13
-14
-15
-15
-14
-13
-11
-9
min °C
-11
-12
-12
-12
-10
-11
-11
-12
-13
-12
-13
-15
-15
-15
-15
-13
-12
-10
-21
-23
-24
-20
-10
-20
-22
-23
-24
-19
-18
-24
-23
-24
-26
-23
-21
-19
0
100
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
200
200
200
250
200
5900
1500
550
550
1250
1800
1650
450
300
300
250
650
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:48
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 -9°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Tue night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, 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.
2 hours ago
3° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 280).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC302E63S
316 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NE
(46 kph at 50).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 40).
0.3 km
High: overcast
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 20).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
light rain
No report.
46
Strong winds from the N
(46 kph at 10).
26 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
light rain
Drizzle
46
Strong winds from the N
(46 kph at 10).
5.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC303E63S
357 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NE
(48 kph at 43).
- km
King Sejong
358 km NE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
48
Strong winds from the N
(48 kph at 0).
26 km
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
Mist
59
Near gales from the N
(59 kph at 0).
4.0 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.

* 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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