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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sat 28 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, severe gales from the NNE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
10
WNW
15
NNW
45
NNE
45
NNE
25
WNW
60
NNE
50
NNE
40
NNW
40
NNW
15
NW
15
N
20
NE
40
ENE
45
ENE
20
E
20
SSW
30
SSW
20
WSW
6
19
27
22
13
31
6
2
max °C
-11
-9
-4
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-11
-10
-5
-5
-6
-8
-10
-11
-11
min °C
-12
-10
-7
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-11
-12
-11
-9
-6
-7
-10
-11
-11
-13
-18
-16
-16
-18
-18
-23
-22
-20
-20
-19
-18
-17
-15
-17
-17
-21
-21
-22
0
0
0
350
450
250
300
500
400
250
300
0
0
150
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
400
1300
200
250
250
200
200
200
250
250
200
300
1750
2400
7950
4850
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:35
7:39
7:43
7:46
7:48
7:52
Sunset
6:59
6:54
6:51
6:47
6:44
6:40

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, severe gales from the NNE by Sat night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

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.
3 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 300).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: few
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
King Sejong
358 km NE
64m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
32 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB290E63S
390 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 50).
- 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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