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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sat 21 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sun night, gales from the NNE by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
 km/h
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
20
NW
35
N
50
NNE
60
NNE
50
NE
25
NE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
25
WNW
35
NNW
3
5
1
4
12
22
4
7
4
3
1
6
4
3
8
24
max °C
-12
-12
-11
-10
-9
-9
-8
-8
-7
-8
-11
-12
-13
-13
-14
-13
-13
-12
-10
min °C
-13
-12
-11
-10
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
-10
-12
-13
-14
-13
-14
-14
-14
-13
-13
-23
-22
-21
-18
-19
-20
-22
-19
-15
-17
-18
-20
-20
-20
-22
-22
-21
-23
-23
0
0
0
0
0
250
250
350
450
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
100
Cloud base (m)
250
300
250
1850
250
200
200
150
100
150
150
150
150
150
150
150
200
200
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:18
7:20
7:24
7:26
7:30
7:33
Sunset
7:20
7:16
7:13
7:08
7:06
7:01

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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 night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sun night, gales from the NNE by Mon afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

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
302 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
State of sky unchanged.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 210).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
307 km ENE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 10).
32 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
326 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
330 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: clear
BaseEsperanza
343 km ENE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: few
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
SHIP8589
382 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 220).
- km
SHIP2457
390 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
32
Fresh winds from the SSW
(32 kph at 210).

* 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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