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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Wed 25 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Tue morning). Mainly gales.

Wed
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
15
NE
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
N
40
NE
55
NNE
25
W
30
N
45
NNE
50
NNE
20
NE
1
1
3
17
1
8
6
5
9
max °C
-12
-13
-14
-14
-13
-14
-13
-12
-11
-9
-4
-7
-9
-9
-10
-8
-8
min °C
-12
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-13
-12
-10
-7
-10
-9
-10
-10
-10
-11
-19
-20
-20
-21
-21
-20
-19
-18
-18
-16
-16
-17
-17
-20
-21
-22
-17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
400
0
250
400
100
Cloud base (m)
250
300
300
300
550
1500
400
400
350
450
600
200
200
250
200
200
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:30
7:33
7:35
7:39
7:43
Sunset
7:08
7:06
7:01
6:59
6:54
6:51

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Tue morning). Mainly gales.

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.
1 hour ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 150).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
heavy snow
Blowing heavy snow.
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 230).
0.3 km
Low: overcast
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-10° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
61
Near gales from the SW
(61 kph at 230).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 230).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
54 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
65
Gales from the E
(65 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 340).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Guardiamarina Airport
1105 km NW
27m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
light rain
Light rain .
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken

* 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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