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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Wed 05 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed morning, near gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun afternoon, min -21°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the S on Sat morning, extremely windy from the SSW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
350
7750
1900
1250
300
250
250
500
250
300
300
500
300
250
250
250
250
km/h
25
WSW
40
W
55
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
45
WSW
55
WSW
30
WSW
45
S
65
SSW
65
SSW
65
SW
70
SW
65
SW
65
SW
105
SW
90
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
3
13
 mm
max °C
-16
-17
-17
-17
-17
-18
-18
-18
-20
-21
-18
-13
-11
-10
-10
-11
-13
-15
min °C
-17
-17
-17
-17
-17
-18
-18
-18
-22
-21
-19
-17
-12
-10
-11
-12
-13
-16
 chill °C
-29
-30
-32
-30
-29
-31
-32
-33
-35
-36
-36
-33
-26
-23
-24
-26
-30
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-17-17-17-17-18-18-18-21-21-19-15-12-10-11-12-13-16-12-13-13-12-13-13-14-14-17-17-15-11-9-8-8-8-10-12-8-9-9-7-7-8-9-10-13-12-10-8-6-5-4-4-6-6-9-8-7-5-5-6-7-9-11-12-11-10-6-3-1-1-1-2
Sunrise
9:48
9:45
9:41
9:37
9:34
9:32
Sunset
4:51
4:53
4:57
5:00
5:02
5:06

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed morning, near gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun afternoon, min -21°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the S on Sat morning, extremely windy from the SSW by Mon morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Francais at the specific elevation of 2760 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.
3 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
clear
Fog -.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATC288E63S
466 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 92).
- km
ASCATC288E62S
504 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 53).
- km
ASCATC287E63S
507 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 88).
- km
ASCATC286E64S
532 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the E
(36 kph at 97).
- km
ASCATC287E62S
543 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 47).
- km
ASCATC286E63S
556 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 76).
- 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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