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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 23 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -17°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the NE by Sun morning).

Mon
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
55
N
80
N
70
NNE
40
ENE
20
E
5
SW
10
SE
10
SE
15
SW
30
SW
10
NW
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
WSW
20
W
30
WNW
25
N
7
15
4
2
1
1
max °C
-11
-12
-13
-13
-12
-14
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
-19
-18
-18
-17
-15
-8
min °C
-12
-13
-13
-13
-13
-15
-16
-16
-17
-17
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-16
-14
-25
-28
-28
-24
-18
-15
-22
-24
-26
-28
-27
-28
-26
-29
-30
-27
-22
250
250
300
400
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
200
200
150
100
2000
1700
1250
2250
1950
1550
1100
250
250
1800
550
400
250
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Sunrise
7:24
7:26
7:30
7:33
7:35
Sunset
7:16
7:13
7:08
7:06
7:01
6:59

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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 afternoon, min -17°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the NE by Sun morning).

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.
3 hours ago
3° C
State of sky unchanged.
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 30).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
55 minutes ago
1° C
-
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 10).
7.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Rothera(89062-1)
389 km S
1m alt.
55 minutes ago
1° C
-
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 20).
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
Fossil Bluff
774 km S
438m alt.
55 minutes ago
-5° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).

* 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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