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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 21 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Tue night). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sun night).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
 km/h
60
N
50
NNW
65
NW
30
NW
0
NNW
10
S
35
NNE
50
NE
40
NE
20
ENE
15
E
15
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
35
SW
35
WSW
40
W
40
NW
22
14
43
1
1
12
max °C
-12
-16
-16
-17
-14
-13
-15
-16
-16
-17
-17
-18
-19
-18
-17
-15
-14
-13
min °C
-15
-17
-18
-17
-14
-15
-16
-16
-18
-17
-17
-18
-19
-18
-18
-17
-15
-14
-27
-31
-34
-29
-14
-25
-29
-30
-32
-26
-25
-24
-30
-29
-30
-30
-27
-24
0
100
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
200
200
200
250
200
5900
1500
550
550
1250
1800
1650
450
300
300
250
650
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:48
8:52
8:55
8:57
9:02
9:04
Sunset
5:34
5:30
5:27
5:22
5:20
5:15

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Tue night). Mainly gales.

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NW 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
303 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 0).
26 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 0).
0.3 km
High: overcast
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 0).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
light rain
No report.
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 340).
26 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
light rain
Light rain .
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 340).
3.5 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
67
Gales from the NNW
(67 kph at 340).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
52 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB289E64S
383 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the N
(38 kph at 7).
- 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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