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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sun 15 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu morning, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, gales from the N by Thu morning).

Sun
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
W
20
WNW
20
NW
15
W
15
NW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WNW
45
N
75
N
60
N
45
WNW
30
WNW
25
NNW
25
N
 cm 
3
1
1
13
13
31
3
4
9
 mm 
max°C
-8
-8
-9
-11
-12
-13
-13
-12
-12
-11
-11
-10
-10
-13
-14
-13
-13
min°C
-8
-9
-10
-12
-13
-13
-14
-14
-12
-12
-11
-10
-13
-16
-14
-14
-14
chill°C 
-14
-15
-17
-21
-20
-21
-21
-22
-21
-20
-20
-24
-28
-29
-24
-24
-24
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
300
250
250
250
350
250
1350
250
300
300
250
200
200
250
350
250
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
11:18
11:18
11:18
11:19
11:19
Sunset
3:11
3:10
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 Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu morning, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, gales from the N by Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
302 km NE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
State of sky unchanged.
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 330).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
307 km ENE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
330 km E
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-10° C
Fog, depositing rime, sky visible.
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 0).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
351 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 340).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
352 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
SHIP2113
383 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
SHIP4295
383 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6614
383 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
SHIP7817
383 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C

* 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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