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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Fri 10 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, stormy winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
NNW
20
WNW
25
NNW
65
NNE
95
N
45
N
40
N
60
NW
70
N
75
N
65
N
65
NNW
50
N
55
NNE
10
SW
45
NW
60
NW
75
WNW
3
1
7
16
26
18
61
50
27
35
9
7
12
2
9
31
max °C
-15
-14
-13
-14
-15
-17
-17
-17
-11
-11
-16
-17
-14
-12
-13
-15
-12
-11
min °C
-16
-16
-15
-14
-16
-18
-17
-17
-16
-13
-17
-17
-16
-13
-16
-16
-15
-17
-28
-26
-27
-28
-30
-32
-30
-32
-30
-28
-32
-31
-30
-25
-28
-30
-30
-33
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
300
200
400
350
100
250
250
50
0
300
250
Cloud base (m)
1500
250
250
200
200
200
150
200
250
200
200
200
200
150
150
200
300
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:15
8:18
8:22
8:25
8:27
8:30
Sunset
6:12
6:08
6:05
6:00
5:58
5:53

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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 -11°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, stormy winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
-2° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
59
Near gales from the ESE
(59 kph at 120).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 170).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
light snow
Snow grains.
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 180).
<100m
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
57
Near gales from the S
(57 kph at 180).
<100m
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
heavy snow
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
94
Stormy winds from the ESE
(94 kph at 120).
3.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
76
Severe gales from the SE
(76 kph at 140).
0.6 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
Fog
61
Near gales from the E
(61 kph at 90).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2c304E62S
468 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the ESE
(45 kph at 108).
- 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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