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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri afternoon, min -36°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Tue night, gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri night, min -19°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
light snow
Cloud base (m)
400
250
300
300
300
300
300
350
300
250
300
300
300
300
km/h
35
S
25
S
35
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
50
SSW
55
S
55
SW
60
WSW
60
WSW
70
WSW
35
W
15
SW
35
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
2
8
2
1
 mm
max °C
-29
-29
-29
-26
-25
-22
-14
-14
-13
-10
-14
-17
-17
-18
-16
-14
min °C
-36
-29
-29
-29
-26
-24
-19
-15
-14
-15
-16
-19
-18
-18
-17
-16
 chill °C
-56
-43
-45
-47
-41
-41
-34
-29
-28
-28
-30
-32
-30
-31
-31
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:11
8:08
8:04
8:02
7:58
Sunset
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri afternoon, min -36°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Tue night, gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri night, min -19°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri night, light winds from the SW 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
96 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 238).
- km
hy2c297E63S
129 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 245).
- km
Captain Arturo Prat Base
303 km NE
111m alt.
52 minutes ago
-12°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 240).
26 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c299E62S
322 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the WSW
(68 kph at 250).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
52 minutes ago
-23°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
67
Gales from the WSW
(67 kph at 250).
0.1 km
Low: broken
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
52 minutes ago
-23°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
72
Gales from the SW
(72 kph at 230).
0.1 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
52 minutes ago
-20°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
70
Gales from the SSW
(70 kph at 200).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c300E62S
350 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 255).
- km
hy2c294E62S
351 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 228).
- km
hy2c291E63S
352 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 220).
- 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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