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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sun 29 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Sun night, moderate winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed night, stormy winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
 km/h
40
NW
55
NW
75
N
40
N
50
NNW
45
NW
20
NNW
25
N
25
ENE
80
E
50
E
30
E
25
ESE
20
E
25
SW
50
S
65
SSW
70
SSW
15
53
22
14
13
2
max °C
-13
-14
-13
-14
-15
-17
-17
-15
-12
-12
-13
-12
-11
-11
-10
-8
-6
-6
min °C
-14
-14
-14
-15
-16
-17
-18
-15
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-11
-11
-10
-7
-6
-28
-28
-28
-28
-30
-31
-28
-25
-23
-28
-26
-20
-23
-19
-20
-22
-19
-18
250
450
300
400
400
300
150
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
500
Cloud base (m)
250
250
200
200
200
250
250
250
5350
1450
300
1250
3800
5000
300
300
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:39
7:43
7:46
7:48
7:52
7:54
Sunset
6:54
6:51
6:47
6:44
6:40
6:37

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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 -12°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Sun night, moderate winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed night, stormy winds from the SSW by Fri night).

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
5° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 190).
0.4 km
Low: overcast
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 0).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
Mist
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 340).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 280).
7.0 km
Low: overcast
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
3° C
moderate snow
Snow
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 70).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 340).
40 km
Mid: overcast
1105 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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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