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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Wed 29 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, gales from the SSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon night, min -23°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the SE by Sun night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
km/h
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
WSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSW
45
SSW
65
SW
45
SW
50
WSW
50
WSW
30
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
20
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
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2
4
5
max °C
-18
-18
-19
-19
-17
-17
-17
-16
-17
-18
-19
-21
-21
-20
-20
-21
-19
-16
min °C
-18
-19
-20
-20
-18
-17
-17
-16
-19
-19
-20
-23
-21
-21
-21
-21
-20
-18
-26
-28
-27
-20
-26
-26
-28
-29
-36
-33
-36
-38
-34
-32
-31
-32
-32
-30
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
300
400
250
300
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Sunrise
9:14
9:17
9:19
9:22
9:26
9:29
Sunset
5:06
5:02
5:00
4:55
4:52
4:50

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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 Wed night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, gales from the SSW by Fri night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon night, min -23°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the SE 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
302 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
57
Near gales from the E
(57 kph at 100).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
326 km E
232m alt.
3 hours ago
-17° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 230).
0.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
BaseMarambio
330 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-17° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 230).
0.8 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
343 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 200).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP6142
350 km SSW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
-1° C
SHIP7105
351 km SSW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
-1° C
SHIP9779
351 km SSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- km
SHIP2122
351 km SSW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
-1° C
SHIP5304
351 km SSW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
-1° C
SHIP1718
351 km SSW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
-1° C

* 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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