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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sat 28 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, severe gales from the NNE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
15
WNW
15
NNW
45
NNE
50
NNE
25
WNW
60
N
25
NNW
45
NNW
40
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
5
ENE
10
SSW
20
SSW
5
19
32
11
10
51
4
max °C
-11
-9
-4
-7
-9
-9
-10
-10
-9
-11
-10
-7
-6
-6
-7
-10
-9
-9
min °C
-12
-10
-7
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-10
-7
-6
-10
-10
-9
-9
-19
-16
-16
-18
-17
-22
-18
-21
-19
-17
-18
-18
-15
-14
-16
-10
-15
-16
0
0
0
400
450
250
400
500
450
250
250
0
0
450
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
400
350
500
200
250
200
200
200
200
250
250
300
4650
3950
8300
6050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:35
7:39
7:43
7:46
7:48
7:52
Sunset
6:59
6:54
6:51
6:47
6:44
6:40

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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 below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, severe gales from the NNE by Sat night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

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
1° C
State of sky unchanged.
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 300).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: overcast
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
Mist
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP1689
566 km E
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 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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