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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Fri night, gales from the W by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu afternoon, min -34°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
250
250
200
200
200
200
200
250
350
250
km/h
35
SSE
35
SSW
40
SW
45
SSW
50
WSW
45
W
45
W
60
W
65
W
50
W
75
WSW
65
WSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
50
SW
40
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
3
2
5
2
1
 mm
max °C
-14
-14
-13
-12
-12
-14
-17
-21
-22
-26
-31
-33
-29
-27
-25
-20
min °C
-15
-14
-13
-13
-13
-16
-20
-21
-23
-30
-32
-34
-33
-28
-26
-23
 chill °C
-25
-26
-25
-26
-26
-29
-35
-38
-41
-51
-55
-55
-52
-46
-44
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:26
8:22
8:18
8:15
8:11
Sunset
6:02
6:06
6:08
6:12
6:15

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Fri night, gales from the W by Mon morning).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu afternoon, min -34°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

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
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
hy2c295E62S
330 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 240).
- km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
-
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: few
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
State of sky unchanged.
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
hy2c296E61S
354 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 242).
- km
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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