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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Fri 17 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri afternoon, min -19°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon night, min -22°C on Wed night). Mainly gales.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
 km/h
45
NW
35
W
25
NW
50
NNW
65
NNW
15
W
20
W
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
45
N
45
N
50
N
15
NW
30
NW
70
NNW
60
W
13
2
1
4
8
6
10
1
14
15
max °C
-17
-15
-15
-17
-17
-17
-18
-18
-17
-16
-14
-13
-14
-16
-17
-15
-14
-20
min °C
-17
-15
-17
-17
-18
-18
-18
-19
-19
-17
-14
-14
-15
-17
-20
-17
-18
-22
-30
-27
-32
-32
-31
-29
-28
-30
-28
-26
-24
-27
-28
-31
-30
-29
-33
-39
100
250
0
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
600
300
5550
250
300
1650
250
250
350
400
450
250
250
200
200
200
150
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-15-16-17-18-18-18-19-18-17-14-14-15-17-19-16-16-21-12-10-11-12-13-13-13-14-14-12-11-11-11-12-14-13-12-16-5-5-4-6-6-7-7-8-8-7-7-7-8-7-7-9-7-81-1-211-2-3-3-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-4-2-2
Sunrise
8:37
8:40
8:42
8:45
8:48
8:52
Sunset
5:46
5:44
5:40
5:37
5:34
5:30

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri afternoon, min -19°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Sun night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon night, min -22°C on Wed night). Mainly gales.

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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
303 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 300).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 290).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 290).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 20).
30 km
Mid: few
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.
1 hour ago
clear
Fog -.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 120).
0.2 km
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
-
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
30 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).
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
moderate snow
Snow
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 0).
40 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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