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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Wed 22 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
20
N
20
E
25
E
30
NE
35
NE
15
E
10
E
5
E
20
S
20
SW
35
SW
45
SW
35
WSW
25
WNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
10
N
1
3
3
6
1
3
7
max °C
-10
-9
-10
-11
-12
-12
-13
-14
-14
-13
-15
-13
-13
-11
-9
-10
-11
-12
min °C
-11
-9
-11
-11
-12
-13
-13
-14
-15
-14
-15
-15
-13
-12
-10
-11
-12
-13
-19
-17
-20
-21
-23
-20
-19
-14
-23
-24
-27
-28
-24
-21
-19
-19
-20
-19
0
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
150
1700
550
200
350
1250
400
1500
250
250
250
400
450
200
200
200
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:52
8:55
8:57
9:02
9:04
9:07
Sunset
5:30
5:27
5:22
5:20
5:15
5:13

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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 Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
303 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
46
Strong winds from the ESE
(46 kph at 120).
0.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
light rain
Drizzle
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 50).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
63
Gales from the NNW
(63 kph at 340).
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
Mist
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 330).
28 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
light rain
Light rain .
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 100).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
light rain
Light rain and snow.
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 110).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
moderate snow
Snow
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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