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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Tue 11 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, gales from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun night, light winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
300
300
300
1800
300
300
300
300
250
250
250
250
300
250
250
200
km/h
45
SSW
50
SW
30
WSW
15
WNW
40
SSW
65
SW
55
SW
55
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
35
WSW
50
WSW
40
W
50
W
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Snowflake cm
2
3
6
9
2
5
3
34
 mm
max °C
-8
-7
-7
-9
-8
-8
-8
-11
-11
-11
-10
-9
-9
-11
-11
-12
min °C
-11
-7
-9
-11
-10
-8
-10
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-11
-11
-12
-13
 chill °C
-21
-18
-15
-20
-21
-20
-22
-24
-23
-23
-22
-22
-23
-23
-24
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-13-13-14-14-12-12-14-14-14-13-12-13-15-15-17-10-7-8-10-9-8-9-11-11-11-10-10-10-11-12-13-7-3-4-6-5-5-6-7-6-7-6-7-6-6-7-7-7-7-4-3-4-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-4-1-1-1
Sunrise
9:25
9:22
9:18
9:15
9:11
Sunset
5:12
5:15
5:17
5:21
5:24

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, gales from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun night, light winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon).

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
ASCATB295E65S
77 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATB297E64S
124 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SW
(47 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATB296E64S
125 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATB294E64S
131 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SSW
(55 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATB295E64S
144 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
190 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NE
(18 kph at 54).
- km
ASCATB295E63S
235 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSW
(53 kph at 207).
- km
ASCATB296E63S
236 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATB297E63S
241 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SSW
(47 kph at 213).
- km
ASCATB298E63S
246 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 217).
- km

* 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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