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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 16 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -16°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the NNW by Fri night).

Mon
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
W
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
N
15
N
20
N
20
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
45
NW
85
NNW
80
NW
75
WNW
60
W
2
2
3
8
2
3
4
1
2
1
19
23
15
21
max °C
-15
-15
-16
-16
-15
-15
-15
-15
-14
-13
-12
-10
-8
-6
-9
-15
-16
min °C
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-15
-16
-15
-14
-13
-11
-9
-9
-14
-16
-17
-22
-27
-27
-27
-25
-24
-25
-25
-23
-21
-22
-20
-20
-22
-29
-32
-32
300
0
100
300
200
300
350
0
50
300
200
400
500
700
800
450
300
Cloud base (m)
200
250
250
250
250
200
200
250
400
450
250
250
250
250
200
250
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:31
5:35
5:39
5:43
5:46
Sunset
9:22
9:20
9:15
9:13
9:08
9:05

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -16°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the NNW 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
SHIP5293
27 km ESE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
Captain Arturo Prat Base
302 km NE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
326 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 230).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
330 km E
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
343 km ENE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
snow showers
Snow showers.
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP6608
32 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
SHIP2210
32 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
SHIP4583
32 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
SHIP6355
32 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6883
32 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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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