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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sun 22 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 -8°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, gales from the NNE by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
30
W
20
NW
35
N
60
NNE
70
NNE
60
NE
30
ENE
20
ENE
20
NNE
10
N
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
NE
25
NNE
35
NNW
20
NNE
1
7
14
30
8
1
2
1
1
3
3
max °C
-11
-9
-9
-9
-8
-9
-8
-8
-12
-12
-12
-13
-14
-14
-13
-13
-13
min °C
-11
-11
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
-11
-12
-12
-13
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-21
-20
-19
-21
-22
-21
-17
-20
-21
-18
-20
-20
-20
-19
-24
-24
-23
0
0
0
250
300
350
400
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
1700
200
200
200
150
100
1300
300
150
250
1850
1650
1350
350
200
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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 -8°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, gales from the NNE by Mon night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW 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
303 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
34 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: few
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
35 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP8351
718 km N
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).

* 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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