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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sun 14 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -24°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, near gales from the SW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
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night
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PM
night
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night
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
km/h
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
S
35
SSW
40
SW
55
SW
40
WSW
35
W
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
30
WSW
40
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
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11
max °C
-15
-16
-20
-21
-23
-21
-18
-16
-13
-13
-14
-13
-11
-10
-9
-8
-8
-11
min °C
-15
-19
-21
-22
-24
-23
-19
-17
-15
-13
-15
-16
-12
-11
-9
-8
-9
-13
-26
-30
-33
-32
-36
-32
-32
-30
-30
-25
-27
-27
-22
-20
-18
-15
-19
-26
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Cloud base (m)
250
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Sunrise
11:15
11:17
11:18
11:18
11:18
11:19
Sunset
3:11
3:11
3:10
3:10
3:10
3:10

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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. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -24°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, near gales from the SW by Tue night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri 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.
3 hours ago
-5° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 100).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
57
Near gales from the S
(57 kph at 180).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
85
Severe gales from the SW
(85 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-19° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
93
Stormy winds from the SW
(93 kph at 230).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
74
Gales from the SW
(74 kph at 230).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
snow showers
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(50 kph at 110).
0.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
46
Strong winds from the ESE
(46 kph at 110).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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