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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Tue 12 May Local Time
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Mountain icon 4 Mount Francais Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun night, min -28°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, near gales from the S by Sat night).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
20
WNW
25
W
40
W
65
WSW
70
W
70
WSW
70
SW
75
SW
90
SW
50
WSW
35
SW
20
S
50
SSW
50
SSW
60
S
50
S
50
SSW
45
SW
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Snowflake cm
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5
3
6
11
2
2
10
5
2
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 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-20
-18
-9
-7
-9
-15
-18
-20
-23
-26
-27
-23
-21
-21
-19
-17
-16
-14
min °C
-21
-19
-17
-8
-12
-19
-20
-21
-25
-27
-28
-26
-22
-21
-22
-18
-17
-15
 chill °C
-32
-31
-30
-20
-27
-36
-38
-40
-46
-45
-44
-38
-38
-37
-39
-33
-31
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
3650
650
250
200
200
200
200
250
200
250
400
3550
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Sunrise
9:53
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9:56
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10:00
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10:03
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10:06
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10:08
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Sunset
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4:23
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4:21
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4:17
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4:15
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4:12
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4:08
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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the SW by Thu night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun night, min -28°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, near gales from the S 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
303 km NE
111m alt.
48 minutes ago
-2° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 120).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
48 minutes ago
-6° C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 180).
0.2 km
Low: overcast
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
48 minutes ago
-9° C
Fog, depositing rime, sky visible.
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 180).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
48 minutes ago
-4° C
-
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: few
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
48 minutes ago
-3° C
clear
Clouds developing.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 100).
32 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
48 minutes ago
-3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
48 minutes ago
-3° C
-
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
hy2b303E63S
375 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 140).
- 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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