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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sun 07 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, extremely windy from the NNW by Sat morning).

Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
 km/h
45
SSW
65
SW
75
SSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
50
W
40
W
25
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
45
NNW
60
NNW
60
N
55
NW
105
NW
85
N
105
NNW
90
NW
65
NW
 cm 
1
5
1
3
6
8
19
47
7
31
17
5
14
34
 mm 
max°C
-16
-16
-14
-13
-14
-14
-11
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-7
-6
-15
-15
-15
min°C
-23
-16
-15
-15
-15
-14
-13
-12
-12
-12
-11
-12
-13
-13
-8
-13
-16
-16
-17
chill°C 
-38
-31
-31
-30
-30
-27
-25
-22
-21
-22
-22
-26
-28
-26
-22
-29
-34
-33
-33
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
300
100
200
250
150
250
600
850
150
350
200
Cloud base (m)
300
300
300
5200
2100
400
300
300
300
300
300
300
250
300
250
200
200
250
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-16-15-14-15-14-12-12-12-12-11-12-12-12-8-10-16-16-16-18-15-12-11-12-10-9-8-8-8-8-8-9-8-5-6-11-11-11-16-13-9-8-8-5-4-3-4-4-3-3-4-3-1-2-5-4-5-14-12-10-10-300211111122221
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, extremely windy from the NNW by Sat 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
ASCATB299E63S
197 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 47).
- km
ASCATB298E63S
244 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SSW
(23 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
260 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NE
(38 kph at 52).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
322 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the E
(43 kph at 87).
- km
ASCATB297E62S
345 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SSE
(27 kph at 168).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
54
Near gales from the ESE
(54 kph at 110).
1.2 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB298E62S
359 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the ESE
(27 kph at 116).
- km
ASCATB302E63S
360 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the E
(48 kph at 96).
- 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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