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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu night, moderate winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the NNE by Mon night).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
light snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
heavy snow
part cloud
clear
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
some clouds
clear
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
300
250
250
300
350
250
250
250
250
200
250
450
250
250
250
200
km/h
60
SW
55
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
35
WNW
45
WSW
25
W
35
N
10
W
5
N
30
NNE
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NNE
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Snowflake cm
1
1
3
5
8
8
1
15
6
4
1
3
 mm
max °C
-9
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-11
-13
-12
-12
min °C
-11
-11
-11
-11
-12
-11
-13
-13
-13
-13
-12
-12
-12
-13
-12
-13
 chill °C
-24
-24
-23
-22
-25
-23
-24
-25
-23
-24
-17
-15
-22
-21
-20
-19
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-14-14-14-15-14-15-17-16-17-16-14-14-17-17-17-10-11-11-11-12-11-12-13-13-13-12-12-12-13-12-13-7-6-7-8-7-6-7-8-8-8-9-9-10-9-7-8-5-2-4-6-2-2-2-2-4-3-5-6-8-7-5-6
Sunrise
9:18
9:15
9:11
9:07
9:04
Sunset
5:17
5:21
5:24
5:28
5:30

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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 morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu night, moderate winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the NNE 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
ASCATB300E63S
258 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 247).
- km
Captain Arturo Prat Base
303 km NE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: clear
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 240).
0.0 km
ASCATB301E63S
330 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 238).
- km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 240).
35 km
Mid: clear
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
State of sky unchanged.
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: few
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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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