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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, gales from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1300
250
300
300
300
300
250
350
250
250
250
250
150
150
200
200
km/h
20
WNW
30
SW
60
SW
60
SW
55
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
30
NW
50
NNE
20
WNW
25
WNW
5
SSE
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
6
12
1
2
60
8
4
1
 mm
max °C
-9
-10
-8
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-13
-15
-15
min °C
-10
-10
-9
-10
-11
-10
-10
-10
-10
-12
-11
-12
-12
-14
-15
-15
 chill °C
-17
-19
-22
-23
-23
-20
-20
-22
-21
-24
-22
-24
-25
-24
-26
-19
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-14-13-12-14-14-14-13-14-15-15-15-16-18-19-18-10-10-9-10-11-10-10-10-10-11-11-12-12-14-15-15-6-6-5-7-7-6-7-7-6-7-7-7-7-9-12-14-3-2-4-4-4-4-5-2-1-2-2-2-2-5-9-12
Sunrise
9:22
9:18
9:15
9:11
9:07
Sunset
5:15
5:17
5:21
5:24
5:28

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, gales from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon 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
ASCATB295E65S
78 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 36).
- km
ASCATC296E64S
118 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the N
(21 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATC297E64S
123 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NNW
(23 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATB297E64S
123 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATB296E64S
131 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATB295E64S
134 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATB295E63S
193 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the N
(38 kph at 355).
- km
ASCATC299E63S
204 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
207 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the W
(21 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC296E63S
227 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 314).
- 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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