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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -37°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri night, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
300
200
250
250
300
300
300
300
600
250
250
250
650
300
350
km/h
55
WNW
40
WSW
35
S
25
SSW
40
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
55
S
50
SSW
50
SW
95
W
70
WSW
95
SW
55
WSW
45
SW
60
WSW
60
W
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Snowflake cm
2
3
23
9
3
2
4
 mm
max °C
-33
-37
-29
-28
-29
-28
-27
-25
-17
-14
-12
-10
-16
-15
-16
-17
-16
-15
min °C
-35
-37
-33
-29
-30
-30
-28
-26
-23
-16
-13
-15
-17
-16
-18
-18
-17
-16
 chill °C
-54
-57
-52
-44
-49
-49
-43
-42
-38
-30
-26
-31
-33
-32
-32
-32
-32
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
8:15
8:11
8:08
8:04
8:02
7:58
Sunset
6:12
6:15
6:17
6:21
6:23
6:25

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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 Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -37°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri night, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat 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
hy2c296E64S
103 km N
15m alt.
5 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 260).
- km
hy2c297E64S
121 km N
15m alt.
5 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 262).
- km
Captain Arturo Prat Base
303 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 270).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
State of sky unchanged.
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 250).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
-
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: few
hy2c291E63S
345 km WNW
15m alt.
5 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 250).
- km
hy2c295E62S
351 km N
15m alt.
5 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 278).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).

* 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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