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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Mon 23 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Sat night).

Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
30
NNW
50
NNE
65
NNE
55
NNE
30
ENE
10
E
5
W
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SW
10
W
15
W
15
N
15
NNE
20
SW
30
W
30
WNW
25
NNE
4
7
20
3
1
1
1
max °C
-9
-9
-8
-9
-8
-7
-10
-11
-12
-13
-13
-14
-15
-14
-14
-12
-10
-6
min °C
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
-10
-11
-12
-13
-13
-14
-14
-15
-15
-15
-13
-11
-10
-18
-20
-22
-21
-17
-10
-11
-15
-13
-17
-22
-22
-24
-22
-22
-23
-20
-16
0
250
300
300
400
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
Cloud base (m)
250
200
200
150
100
1900
1950
1850
1750
1800
1550
250
250
200
350
500
550
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:20
7:24
7:26
7:30
7:33
7:35
Sunset
7:16
7:13
7:08
7:06
7:01
6:59

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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 -7°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Sat 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.
1 hour ago
3° C
State of sky unchanged.
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 330).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 310).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 50).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB290E64S
332 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNE
(43 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATB290E65S
337 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNE
(36 kph at 19).
- km
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
clear
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 350).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
36 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).

* 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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