Mount Francais weather

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8pm Tue 07 Apr Local Time
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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

(Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -21°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sat night).

(Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, severe gales from the W by Tue night).

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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clear
clear
clear
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snow showers
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snow showers
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Wind km/h
75 WNW75
60 NW60
95 NW95
70 NW70
100 WNW100
90 W90
50 NNW50
45 N45
25 N25
10 NW10
35 W35
10 NW10
5 N5
5 SSE5
10 SW10
10 SSW10
15 SSW15
15 SW15
10 NNW10
35 NNW35
50 N50
65 N65
65 W65
50 WNW50
20 WNW20
60 NE60
60 NE60
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
9 4 10 19 9 3 7 24 12 10 1 - - - - - - - - 2 8 32 6 2 - 2 3
High °C
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Low °C
-19 -10 -10 -15 -17 -14 -16 -15 -16 -19 -18 -19 -21 -21 -21 -21 -17 -14 -12 -11 -11 -15 -17 -17 -14 -10 -12
Chill °C
-26 -21 -19 -27 -33 -30 -27 -27 -26 -21 -31 -26 -27 -21 -28 -25 -25 -22 -19 -20 -23 -25 -33 -29 -18 -23 -24
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Sunrise
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Sunset
- - 6:16 - - 6:13 - - 6:08 - - 6:06 - - 6:01 - - 5:59 - - 5:54 - - 5:52 - - 5:47

Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morningTemperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Tue night)Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri nightExtremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -21°C on Sat night)Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sat night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue nightTemperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Wed morning)Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, severe gales from the W 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Palmer Station
33 km SW
7m alt.
3 hours ago
1.8° C
-
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 340).
34 km
Mid: scattered
Faraday(argIsl)
79 km S
11m alt.
3 hours ago
1.6° C
Mist
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
27 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Juan Carlos Island
267 km NE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
2.7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
BaseArturoPrat
303 km NE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
2.3° C
Mist
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 250).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Bernardo O'Higgins (Antarctica)
309 km ENE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
0.6° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
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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