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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 10 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu afternoon, min -23°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, stormy winds from the N by Tue night).

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
 km/h
65
N
30
NW
75
W
60
NW
40
NW
45
WSW
40
WNW
25
WNW
25
N
25
NW
45
WSW
60
W
55
W
35
WNW
35
N
65
N
60
NNW
 cm 
31
10
8
18
23
10
1
6
2
1
1
12
 mm 
max°C
-17
-21
-21
-18
-19
-21
-22
-19
-19
-19
-21
-17
-16
-14
-13
-11
-12
min°C
-19
-23
-23
-19
-21
-22
-22
-21
-20
-20
-22
-20
-16
-15
-13
-14
-15
chill°C 
-32
-38
-42
-35
-36
-38
-37
-34
-31
-31
-37
-36
-30
-27
-24
-29
-28
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
150
150
250
200
150
200
200
450
1100
600
250
600
400
600
300
300
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-22-22-19-20-22-22-20-20-20-22-19-16-15-13-13-14-13-16-17-14-15-16-16-15-14-15-17-14-12-11-10-10-10-7-8-10-8-8-9-9-8-8-8-11-8-6-7-6-6-6-1-3-4-2-1-4-4-5-3-3-6-4-2-3-3-2-2
Sunrise
10:57
10:56
10:53
10:52
10:48
Sunset
3:37
3:40
3:41
3:45
3:47
3:49

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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 afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu afternoon, min -23°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, stormy winds from the N by Tue 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
303 km NE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 340).
26 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
Fog, sky visible, becoming thicker.
69
Gales from the N
(69 kph at 0).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 0).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 350).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
heavy rain
Heavy rain .
46
Strong winds from the N
(46 kph at 10).
0.5 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
63
Gales from the N
(63 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
Mist
50
Strong winds from the NE
(50 kph at 50).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: few
Guardiamarina Airport
1105 km NW
27m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered

* 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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