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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Fri 28 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the NNE by Tue morning).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
 km/h
0
ESE
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
0
NW
15
NNW
25
NW
30
WSW
15
WSW
5
WNW
25
NE
50
NNE
30
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
 cm 
1
5
2
5
7
1
1
6
 mm 
max°C
-14
-14
-16
-15
-13
-12
-12
-10
-10
-9
-7
-7
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
min°C
-14
-16
-16
-16
-15
-12
-13
-11
-10
-10
-8
-8
-9
-9
-10
-10
-11
chill°C 
-14
-25
-24
-22
-15
-19
-22
-21
-16
-14
-14
-19
-18
-16
-19
-19
-20
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
350
0
100
350
0
450
350
0
Cloud base (m)
450
500
750
300
300
250
300
250
250
700
700
400
250
250
350
350
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-20-21-21-18-15-16-15-14-14-11-10-13-14-14-14-16-14-15-16-16-14-12-13-11-10-10-8-8-9-9-10-10-11-8-9-9-9-10-8-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-50-4-2-1-5-2-1-222-1121321
Sunrise
3:01
2:59
2:56
2:53
2:49
Sunset
11:00
11:04
11:07
11:12
11:15
11:19

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the NNE by Tue morning).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
302 km NE
111m alt.
41 minutes ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
59
Near gales from the E
(59 kph at 100).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
326 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
light snow
Light snow.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 180).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseMarambio
330 km E
200m alt.
41 minutes ago
-5° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 180).
28 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
343 km ENE
24m alt.
41 minutes ago
-3° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
351 km NE
48m alt.
41 minutes ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
59
Near gales from the ESE
(59 kph at 110).
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
Mist -.
63
Gales from the E
(63 kph at 100).
3.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
41 minutes ago
-1° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
57
Near gales from the ESE
(57 kph at 110).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
41 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
SHIP5530
383 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
SHIP6702
383 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C

* 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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