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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
cloud
mod snow
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
650
450
200
250
400
250
200
200
1600
400
250
1450
400
550
km/h
80
WSW
85
WSW
60
WSW
50
WSW
55
W
30
NNW
25
WSW
15
W
10
NNE
60
ENE
55
ENE
40
ENE
10
NNE
15
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
50
S
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Snowflake cm
5
5
1
9
1
 mm
max °C
-14
-14
-14
-16
-15
-16
-16
-15
-14
-15
-16
-17
-19
-19
-18
-19
-19
-16
min °C
-16
-14
-16
-16
-16
-17
-16
-16
-15
-16
-17
-18
-19
-19
-18
-19
-19
-19
 chill °C
-33
-30
-31
-30
-30
-31
-26
-24
-22
-32
-33
-32
-26
-28
-30
-29
-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
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Sunrise
9:15
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 morning, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Mon night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Tue morning, calm by Wed 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
303 km NE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
State of sky unchanged.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 320).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: clear
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
Mist
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
clear
Mist -.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
1.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 290).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c286E57S
1003 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 310).
- km
hy2c285E57S
1017 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 308).
- 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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