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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Tue 04 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue night, min -20°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri night, stormy winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
300
1850
600
300
250
250
250
450
300
300
600
300
250
km/h
20
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
50
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
35
S
70
S
55
SSW
70
SW
70
WSW
70
SW
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Snowflake cm
3
1
2
 mm
max °C
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
-17
-17
-19
-19
-20
-20
-18
-12
-11
-11
-8
min °C
-17
-17
-17
-17
-17
-17
-18
-19
-20
-21
-21
-20
-17
-11
-11
-11
 chill °C
-27
-28
-29
-32
-29
-28
-30
-32
-36
-36
-37
-37
-32
-25
-25
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
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Sunrise
9:48
9:45
9:41
9:37
9:34
Sunset
4:51
4:53
4:57
5:00
5:02

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue night, min -20°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri night, stormy winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours 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
-5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB303E62S
469 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
10
Light winds from the NW
(10 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATB288E63S
491 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 94).
- km
ASCATB287E64S
497 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SE
(34 kph at 143).
- km
ASCATB304E62S
507 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the NNW
(16 kph at 335).
- km
ASCATB302E61S
530 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the WSW
(16 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB286E64S
535 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 87).
- 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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