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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Mon 27 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
40
NW
40
N
25
N
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
45
SW
55
WSW
45
SW
55
SW
40
S
35
SSW
25
S
3
8
15
2
5
4
4
1
1
7
max °C
-11
-12
-14
-18
-18
-19
-19
-20
-19
-19
-17
-17
-18
-20
-20
-20
-17
-14
min °C
-11
-13
-17
-18
-19
-19
-19
-20
-20
-19
-18
-18
-18
-21
-22
-20
-19
-16
-22
-24
-23
-26
-28
-28
-29
-29
-20
-30
-30
-32
-33
-37
-35
-34
-32
-28
100
300
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
300
300
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:07
9:11
9:14
9:17
9:19
9:22
Sunset
5:13
5:09
5:06
5:02
5:00
4:55

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW 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
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
Fog
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 300).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 310).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Drizzle
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 330).
0.4 km
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
Mist
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP2350
455 km NNE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C

* 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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