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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sun 15 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Sun
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
 km/h
75
N
35
N
15
E
10
E
0
SSW
10
W
20
NW
25
WNW
25
SW
25
SSW
40
S
35
SSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
60
WNW
70
WNW
55
NW
9
7
1
2
1
2
8
23
max °C
-9
-8
-8
-8
-9
-10
-10
-10
-12
-13
-9
-8
-8
-7
-11
-12
-12
min °C
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
-10
-10
-11
-13
-13
-13
-9
-8
-10
-11
-12
-14
-22
-20
-14
-9
-12
-16
-18
-20
-22
-23
-25
-19
-17
-22
-24
-26
-27
650
650
700
900
600
500
550
50
100
200
0
0
0
0
100
300
350
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
300
300
300
500
350
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:00
7:03
7:05
7:09
7:11
Sunset
7:45
7:42
7:37
7:35
7:30
7:27

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, gales from the WNW by Fri 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
SHIP1226
250 km SSW
-m alt.
57 minutes ago
2° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 130).
SHIP4838
251 km SSW
3m alt.
57 minutes ago
2° C
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 130).
SHIP919
253 km SSW
-m alt.
57 minutes ago
2° C
-
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
SHIP842
253 km SSW
-m alt.
57 minutes ago
2° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
SHIP1185
253 km SSW
-m alt.
57 minutes ago
2° C
-
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
SHIP718
253 km SSW
-m alt.
57 minutes ago
2° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
SHIP5310
253 km SSW
15m alt.
57 minutes ago
2° C
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
- km
SHIP1184
256 km SSW
-m alt.
57 minutes ago
1° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 150).
SHIP697
256 km SSW
-m alt.
57 minutes ago
1° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 150).
SHIP906
256 km SSW
-m alt.
57 minutes ago
1° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 150).

* 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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