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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Wed 09 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Thu night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
70
N
45
N
35
NNE
35
N
65
N
50
N
65
WNW
50
NW
30
N
30
WSW
35
W
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
SW
35
SW
15
WSW
 cm 
26
19
7
1
27
35
16
18
34
4
6
2
5
13
 mm 
max°C
-10
-11
-11
-11
-13
-16
-16
-14
-14
-15
-17
-16
-15
-14
-14
-16
-14
-12
min°C
-11
-11
-12
-11
-14
-16
-16
-14
-15
-16
-18
-17
-16
-15
-17
-16
-16
-14
chill°C 
-24
-23
-23
-22
-28
-30
-32
-27
-27
-28
-31
-28
-27
-26
-29
-28
-28
-24
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
200
200
200
200
150
150
150
250
100
150
200
1450
1200
350
250
300
300
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-16-17-16-19-22-22-20-21-22-24-23-21-21-21-20-18-17-11-11-12-11-14-16-16-14-15-16-18-17-16-15-16-16-15-13-6-6-6-7-7-8-9-7-8-9-10-10-9-9-10-11-12-1000-1-1-1-2-3-1-1-3-3-5-4-3-5-8-10-10
Sunrise
11:02
11:00
10:57
10:56
10:53
10:52
Sunset
3:34
3:37
3:40
3:41
3:45
3:47

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Thu night). Mainly severe gales.

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
303 km NE
111m alt.
48 minutes ago
-1° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
26 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
48 minutes ago
0° C
-
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
35 km
Mid: clear
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
48 minutes ago
2° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: clear
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
48 minutes ago
-1° C
Fog, sky visible, becoming thicker.
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 10).
0.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
48 minutes ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 10).
0.5 km
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
48 minutes ago
1° C
-
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
58 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
48 minutes ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
48 minutes ago
-1° C
light rain
Light freezing rain.
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Puerto Williams
1105 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: no cloud

* 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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