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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri morning, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Fri morning).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
250
200
250
400
250
200
350
1300
450
550
300
350
350
km/h
85
WSW
50
W
50
WSW
45
W
40
N
15
W
10
NNW
20
NNE
40
ENE
35
ENE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
ENE
20
S
25
SSE
15
ESE
25
S
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Snowflake cm
4
2
18
1
 mm
max °C
-14
-14
-15
-15
-16
-16
-15
-15
-15
-16
-16
-18
-19
-19
-18
-17
-14
min °C
-14
-17
-16
-16
-16
-16
-15
-16
-15
-16
-18
-19
-19
-21
-20
-17
-16
 chill °C
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-24
-22
-24
-27
-28
-27
-28
-27
-32
-31
-25
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-16-16-16-16-16-15-16-15-16-17-19-19-20-19-17-15-11-12-12-12-13-12-13-13-12-13-14-16-16-18-18-16-13-8-8-7-7-8-9-10-10-9-10-12-14-14-15-15-13-12-2-3-3-4-4-5-8-9-7-8-10-11-11-10-10-10-12
Sunrise
9:11
9:07
9:04
9:00
8:57
Sunset
5:21
5:24
5:28
5:30
5:34
5:37

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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. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri morning, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Fri 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.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: few
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
Mist -.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 260).
3.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
0.6 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
Mist
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 320).
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
-
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 290).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Puerto Williams
1105 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
10.0 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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