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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sat 25 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
 km/h
20
SSW
30
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSW
20
SW
2
3
2
8
15
4
2
4
max °C
-14
-14
-12
-11
-9
-8
-8
-8
-11
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-15
-15
-14
min °C
-14
-14
-14
-12
-10
-9
-8
-9
-13
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-15
-15
-15
-15
-23
-25
-26
-22
-19
-18
-16
-16
-19
-21
-21
-22
-21
-20
-22
-19
-19
-24
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
300
250
400
250
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
250
250
400
500
250
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Sunrise
9:02
9:04
9:07
9:11
9:14
9:17
Sunset
5:20
5:15
5:13
5:09
5:06
5:02

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Mon night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-3° C
State of sky unchanged.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 120).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
34 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 220).
0.1 km
High: overcast
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
65
Gales from the SSW
(65 kph at 210).
<100m
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 230).
3.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
-
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 20).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 320).
5.0 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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