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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sun 09 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun night, moderate winds from the W by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat afternoon, min -23°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
70
W
50
W
40
W
55
W
40
W
35
WNW
25
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
10
WNW
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
 cm 
16
4
6
2
1
2
3
 mm 
max°C
-10
-15
-16
-18
-17
-17
-18
-19
-19
-19
-20
-21
-21
-22
-20
-18
-17
-15
-14
min°C
-14
-15
-16
-18
-17
-17
-19
-19
-19
-20
-21
-21
-22
-23
-21
-19
-17
-16
-15
chill°C 
-27
-28
-29
-34
-30
-30
-30
-29
-30
-31
-32
-32
-30
-30
-28
-29
-28
-27
-26
Freezing level (m
0
100
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
200
200
200
250
200
250
200
400
300
300
250
250
300
250
650
450
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-15-16-18-17-17-19-19-19-20-21-21-22-23-21-19-17-16-15-9-11-12-14-14-13-14-15-15-16-16-17-17-17-16-15-13-13-11-6-5-7-9-9-8-9-9-9-11-11-10-11-11-10-11-8-8-7-211-4-2-1-5-2-2-5-4-3-5-4-2-7-3-1-6
Sunrise
4:03
4:00
3:57
3:54
3:49
3:47
Sunset
9:52
9:57
10:00
10:04
10:07
10:12

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun night, moderate winds from the W by Wed morning).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat afternoon, min -23°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

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.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
SHIP1964
83 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NE
(44 kph at 40).
- km
Captain Arturo Prat Base
302 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 20).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
326 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
330 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
-
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 30).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
343 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP4048
83 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NE
(44 kph at 40).
- km
Captain Arturo Prat Base
303 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 20).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
-
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 30).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
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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