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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -32°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, gales from the SW by Fri night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
250
300
200
200
200
1900
4700
300
300
300
km/h
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
35
W
25
SW
30
S
25
S
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
30
W
55
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
4
1
1
2
 mm
max °C
-8
-10
-12
-17
-18
-21
-27
-32
-25
-24
-24
-23
-22
-21
-17
-14
-14
-9
min °C
-9
-11
-15
-17
-19
-25
-31
-32
-30
-24
-24
-24
-22
-21
-20
-15
-14
-13
 chill °C
-19
-22
-27
-29
-32
-40
-46
-48
-47
-37
-36
-37
-34
-32
-31
-24
-25
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:22
8:18
8:15
8:11
8:08
8:04
Sunset
6:06
6:08
6:12
6:15
6:17
6:21

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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 morning, min -32°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, gales from the SW 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.
48 minutes ago
-3°C
clear
Clear skies.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
30 km
Mid: clear
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
48 minutes ago
-7°C
State of sky unchanged.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
48 minutes ago
-3°C
-
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 290).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
48 minutes ago
-3°C
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
48 minutes ago
-4°C
State of sky unchanged.
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: broken
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
48 minutes ago
-4°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB290E63S
401 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB290E62S
419 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 304).
- 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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