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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Thu 23 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri morning, near gales from the SW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the NNE by Mon night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
40
N
30
NNE
15
ENE
5
SSE
15
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
40
SW
50
SW
45
WSW
35
WNW
40
W
25
WSW
20
NW
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
25
NNE
3
2
1
3
11
3
3
max °C
-14
-17
-17
-18
-19
-18
-17
-18
-17
-15
-13
-12
-13
-14
-16
-15
-14
-14
min °C
-16
-17
-18
-19
-19
-19
-17
-18
-19
-16
-14
-13
-13
-15
-17
-16
-15
-14
-30
-29
-26
-26
-27
-30
-29
-32
-35
-30
-26
-23
-22
-24
-25
-22
-23
-23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
200
450
600
600
2100
2350
250
250
600
350
200
200
200
200
350
350
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:55
8:57
9:02
9:04
9:07
9:11
Sunset
5:27
5:22
5:20
5:15
5:13
5:09

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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 Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri morning, near gales from the SW by Sat night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the NNE by Mon 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
-2° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
56
Near gales from the E
(56 kph at 100).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 220).
0.2 km
Low: overcast
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 200).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 230).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
light rain
Light rain .
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 140).
4.0 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 140).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-
48
Strong winds from the E
(48 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
Mist
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 340).
29 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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