Mount Francais weather

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8pm Sat 19 Sep Local Time
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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

(Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE on Tue night, gales from the N by Wed night).

(Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

(Days 10-12):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thu
1
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Wind km/h
35 SSW35
25 WSW25
20 WNW20
30 N30
10 SW10
15 SW15
5 WSW5
5 N5
15 N15
35 NE35
45 NNE45
40 NNW40
70 NNE70
45 N45
50 NW50
45 NNW45
40 W40
40 NNW40
35 NW35
20 NE20
10 WSW10
15 NNW15
15 NE15
5 SSE5
10 SSE10
15 SSW15
20 SW20
20 SW20
15 SW15
10 SW10
5 E5
5 SE5
10 SSE10
10 SSE10
15 S15
30 SW30
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Snow
Snow cm
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High °C
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Low °C
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Chill °C
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Freezing level m
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Sunrise
- 7:03 - - 7:00 - - 6:56 - - 6:52 - - 6:50 - - 6:46 - - 6:41 - - 6:39 - - 6:35 - - 6:31 - - 6:28 - - 6:24 -
Sunset
- - 7:09 - - 7:13 - - 7:15 - - 7:19 - - 7:22 - - 7:24 - - 7:28 - - 7:30 - - 7:34 - - 7:37 - - 7:39 - - 7:43

Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun nightTemperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Sun night)Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed nightExtremely cold (max -11°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Fri morning)Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE on Tue night, gales from the N by Wed night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri nightExtremely cold (max -15°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Sun night)Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sun 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Palmer Station
33 km SW
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-6.3° C
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
36 km
Mid: overcast
BaseArturoPrat
303 km NE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
-11.2° C
State of sky unchanged.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 120).
30 km
Mid: clear
Bernardo O'Higgins (Antarctica)
309 km ENE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-7.6° C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 70).
30 km
Mid: scattered
VicecomodoroMaram
328 km E
198m alt.
1 hour ago
-12.6° C
-
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 290).
35 km
Mid: few
Esperanza Base
345 km ENE
13m alt.
1 hour ago
-12.2° C
Mist
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
5.0 km
Mid: clear

* 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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