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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sun 15 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sun morning, light winds from the N by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, near gales from the NW by Fri night).

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
 km/h
30
NNW
50
NNE
35
NW
15
N
10
W
20
W
20
NW
25
N
25
N
5
NNW
10
W
15
W
10
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
35
N
55
NNW
55
WNW
3
24
30
1
4
5
9
1
4
1
5
18
29
max °C
-10
-10
-11
-12
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-10
-9
-8
-6
-7
-7
-7
min °C
-12
-10
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-9
-9
-8
-9
-8
-9
-22
-22
-22
-20
-18
-20
-20
-20
-20
-15
-16
-17
-14
-16
-15
-19
-20
-21
50
200
150
50
200
0
100
350
300
300
400
0
100
300
150
400
300
650
Cloud base (m)
500
200
200
200
200
250
300
250
250
200
200
250
300
250
250
250
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:24
5:28
5:31
5:35
5:39
5:43
Sunset
9:27
9:22
9:20
9:15
9:13
9:08

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sun morning, light winds from the N by Tue night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, near gales from the NW by Fri 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
SHIP4676
65 km ENE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
Captain Arturo Prat Base
302 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 310).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
307 km ENE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Rain
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 280).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
326 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
BaseMarambio
330 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 290).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP3992
65 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1284
65 km ENE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
SHIP5958
65 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2196
65 km ENE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
SHIP1937
65 km ENE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° 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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