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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat afternoon, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
250
200
200
200
200
2850
1200
500
650
400
500
300
300
300
km/h
55
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
10
SSE
15
SSE
0
S
10
N
10
ENE
5
SSW
0
SW
25
S
35
S
40
S
45
SSW
55
SW
60
SW
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Snowflake cm
3
5
7
 mm
max °C
-12
-13
-13
-17
-20
-21
-21
-22
-23
-23
-22
-19
-14
-10
-9
-8
-9
min °C
-13
-13
-14
-19
-22
-21
-22
-23
-23
-24
-24
-20
-16
-12
-9
-9
-11
 chill °C
-26
-25
-26
-30
-29
-30
-22
-30
-30
-34
-33
-32
-28
-24
-20
-21
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:58
7:54
7:50
7:47
7:43
Sunset
6:23
6:25
6:29
6:31
6:35
6:37

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat afternoon, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the SSW by Thu 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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 200).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
moderate snow
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
1.8 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
67
Gales from the WSW
(67 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
Mist
67
Gales from the WNW
(67 kph at 290).
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
9
Light winds from the
(9 kph at 270).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-6°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Puerto Williams
1105 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 300).
10.0 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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