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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Mon 13 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, stormy winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
60
NNW
45
N
50
NNE
35
NW
40
NNW
25
NE
45
N
50
NW
100
NNW
60
NW
50
NW
40
NNW
60
WNW
45
NW
15
NW
30
WNW
40
WNW
50
W
47
34
17
6
3
1
2
57
11
3
7
1
1
3
3
2
max °C
-11
-15
-16
-18
-16
-16
-16
-12
-8
-14
-15
-15
-16
-16
-14
-17
-19
-20
min °C
-12
-16
-17
-18
-17
-17
-16
-15
-11
-16
-16
-17
-17
-16
-15
-18
-21
-21
-28
-29
-31
-31
-30
-30
-29
-29
-26
-30
-30
-31
-32
-30
-24
-31
-35
-36
350
300
200
200
300
0
0
0
400
500
450
250
0
250
0
100
0
0
Cloud base (m)
150
150
150
200
250
450
300
200
250
250
250
300
300
450
550
300
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:25
8:27
8:30
8:33
8:37
8:40
Sunset
6:00
5:58
5:53
5:51
5:46
5:44

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, stormy winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the NW 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
3° C
Mist
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 30).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 50).
<100m
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
moderate rain
Intermittent moderate rain.
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
light rain
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
4° C
clear
Mist -.
54
Near gales from the N
(54 kph at 10).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
moderate rain
Rain
70
Gales from the N
(70 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
54 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
106
Extremely windy from the E
(106 kph at 90).
0.9 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
-
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: few

* 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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