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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Tue 17 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the N by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -14°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Mon morning).

Tue
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
20
NNW
10
N
5
NE
5
SW
5
W
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
45
N
60
N
40
NNW
45
NW
55
WNW
65
W
35
NW
50
NW
1
5
2
1
2
32
16
19
17
6
11
37
max °C
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-9
-9
-8
-7
-6
-10
-10
-11
-12
-9
-9
min °C
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-9
-8
-8
-9
-11
-10
-13
-12
-10
-13
-20
-18
-11
-15
-16
-17
-18
-17
-16
-19
-20
-23
-21
-27
-26
-20
-26
250
100
250
350
0
100
150
0
200
300
250
500
450
250
300
400
500
Cloud base (m)
300
250
200
250
250
250
250
550
350
250
200
200
200
250
250
250
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-16-16-16-15-14-13-13-12-9-11-16-15-18-18-14-16-12-11-11-11-11-10-10-9-8-8-8-11-10-12-12-10-11-5-5-5-4-6-6-5-5-4-5-4-3-4-5-5-4-52122-111-1212332322
Sunrise
5:35
5:39
5:43
5:46
5:48
Sunset
9:20
9:15
9:13
9:08
9:05
9:01

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the N by Fri morning).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -14°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Mon 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
SHIP7842
85 km E
3m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
partially cloudy
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 50).
20.4 km
SHIP6038
85 km E
3m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
partially cloudy
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 50).
20.4 km
SHIP1589
85 km E
15m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 50).
17.7 km
SHIP14
127 km SW
-m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
No report.
39
Strong winds from the NNE
(39 kph at 20).
SHIP2380
127 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 30).
- km
SHIP2987
127 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 30).
- km
SHIP1566
127 km SW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(38 kph at 30).
- km
SHIP5434
127 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 30).
SHIP9522
127 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 30).
SHIP5728
127 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 30).

* 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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