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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu afternoon, min -29°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, gales from the SSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat morning, gales from the SW by Sun night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
250
300
250
400
600
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
2450
1650
km/h
0
NNE
5
WNW
15
WNW
30
SW
45
SSW
50
SSE
60
S
60
SSW
60
SSW
55
SW
60
SW
50
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-28
-29
-29
-29
-29
-19
-15
-13
-14
-17
-18
-16
-14
-14
-16
-17
-19
-10
min °C
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-26
-16
-14
-16
-18
-18
-19
-15
-15
-17
-18
-19
-17
 chill °C
-34
-36
-40
-44
-47
-41
-31
-28
-31
-33
-34
-34
-26
-26
-29
-31
-32
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-29-29-29-23-16-14-15-18-18-18-15-15-17-18-19-14-24-24-24-24-24-19-14-12-11-13-14-13-12-12-13-13-14-11-18-17-17-18-17-16-11-10-9-8-9-9-9-9-9-8-9-8-12-11-13-13-11-15-13-11-12-8-7-10-8-8-8-6-7-8
Sunrise
7:50
7:47
7:43
7:39
7:37
7:33
Sunset
6:31
6:35
6:37
6:40
6:44
6:46

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu afternoon, min -29°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, gales from the SSW by Thu night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat morning, gales from the SW by Sun 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
-10°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 90).
0.8 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
3 hours ago
-23°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 200).
8.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-23°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 230).
28 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 90).
<100m
Mid: overcast
King Sejong
358 km NE
64m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 70).
0.6 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 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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