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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, near gales from the WNW by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu night, min -36°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
400
200
200
200
200
350
300
km/h
40
SSW
50
SW
55
SW
50
WSW
50
W
40
W
55
W
60
W
45
W
55
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
30
S
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
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Snowflake cm
1
3
4
3
1
 mm
max °C
-13
-13
-12
-12
-14
-17
-20
-22
-25
-29
-34
-32
-30
-28
-28
-27
-25
-22
min °C
-14
-13
-12
-13
-16
-20
-21
-23
-28
-31
-36
-35
-31
-29
-29
-28
-26
-24
 chill °C
-26
-26
-25
-26
-29
-35
-38
-41
-47
-51
-55
-55
-47
-44
-44
-41
-37
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-13-12-13-15-19-21-23-27-30-35-34-31-29-29-28-26-23-9-9-7-9-11-15-17-19-22-26-31-30-27-26-25-25-23-21-4-4-4-5-8-11-11-13-16-22-23-24-23-22-22-21-20-18-6-6-8-6-7-10-6-6-12-17-16-21-20-19-20-18-17-17
Sunrise
8:26
8:22
8:18
8:15
8:11
8:08
Sunset
6:02
6:06
6:08
6:12
6:15
6:17

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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 Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, near gales from the WNW by Mon morning).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu night, min -36°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE by Thu 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.
3 hours ago
-4°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 30).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
State of sky unchanged.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
35 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 240).
35 km
Mid: clear
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: clear
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
55 minutes ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: broken
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
55 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
Mist
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
28 km
Mid: few

* 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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