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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 09 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri morning, stormy winds from the N by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -18°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
65
NE
35
NE
10
NNE
25
NW
25
NNW
60
NNE
100
N
45
N
50
NNW
45
NW
45
NNW
70
NNW
60
N
70
NNW
50
NNW
35
N
15
WNW
2
2
1
6
24
23
24
10
37
25
39
5
1
max °C
-12
-13
-14
-15
-15
-14
-15
-16
-17
-17
-12
-12
-17
-17
-17
-16
-15
min °C
-12
-13
-16
-16
-15
-15
-15
-17
-18
-18
-18
-15
-18
-18
-18
-17
-16
-26
-26
-26
-26
-25
-32
-32
-31
-33
-31
-30
-29
-34
-34
-33
-23
-22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
250
50
100
250
300
150
200
0
Cloud base (m)
200
1950
2250
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200
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200
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200
200
200
200
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:15
8:18
8:22
8:25
8:27
Sunset
6:15
6:12
6:08
6:05
6:00
5:58

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri morning, stormy winds from the N by Sat afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -18°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Sun night, light winds from the WSW 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
303 km NE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
light rain
Light rain and snow.
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 90).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
65
Gales from the ESE
(65 kph at 120).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 70).
0.2 km
Low: overcast
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
Fog
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 50).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 110).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
clear
No report.
56
Near gales from the NE
(56 kph at 40).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
59
Near gales from the NE
(59 kph at 50).
4.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
moderate rain
Continuous moderate rain.
67
Gales from the ENE
(67 kph at 70).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
83
Severe gales from the E
(83 kph at 90).
2.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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