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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 29 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon night, min -21°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, gales from the NNE by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, gales from the NNE by Wed night).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
30
W
40
WSW
10
W
10
N
30
NNE
65
NNE
25
NNW
25
NNW
45
NNE
55
NNE
65
NNE
55
N
50
N
45
N
 cm 
4
2
1
1
2
7
6
12
14
12
20
 mm 
max°C
-21
-17
-17
-16
-14
-13
-12
-10
-10
-13
-15
-13
-14
-14
-14
-13
-14
min°C
-21
-20
-17
-16
-15
-14
-12
-12
-11
-14
-15
-14
-14
-15
-15
-14
-15
chill°C 
-31
-30
-25
-27
-27
-19
-18
-20
-24
-22
-25
-27
-28
-29
-28
-27
-28
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
200
350
0
150
250
0
300
300
200
250
400
300
Cloud base (m)
300
300
300
250
250
400
300
250
350
250
250
250
250
200
200
200
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-19-17-16-15-14-12-11-11-14-15-14-14-15-15-14-15-16-15-13-12-11-10-9-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-10-8-9-8-7-7-5-4-4-4-5-4-4-4-5-5-4-4-1-3-2-1-212-112-1222222
Sunrise
2:59
2:56
2:53
2:49
2:47
Sunset
11:04
11:07
11:12
11:15
11:19
11:22

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon night, min -21°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, gales from the NNE by Tue morning).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, gales from the NNE by Wed 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
302 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
State of sky unchanged.
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 300).
30 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP2108
310 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
326 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
330 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
-
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
343 km ENE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP2731
311 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
SHIP5249
311 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
SHIP7159
311 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3291
311 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2963
314 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- 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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