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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Tue 17 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, gales from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
 km/h
25
WNW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
50
NW
60
NW
45
WNW
55
W
55
WSW
55
W
65
W
65
W
45
NW
45
NW
35
NNW
30
NNW
5
24
11
4
2
10
12
2
11
7
10
11
max °C
-9
-9
-8
-6
-6
-7
-9
-13
-14
-16
-19
-17
-15
-15
-13
-15
-15
-15
-13
min °C
-10
-9
-8
-7
-7
-8
-12
-14
-14
-20
-20
-18
-17
-15
-14
-16
-15
-15
-15
-20
-16
-14
-14
-15
-17
-24
-28
-28
-36
-36
-33
-31
-30
-28
-31
-28
-26
-26
550
500
600
0
0
100
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
100
250
150
250
350
250
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
300
300
250
250
300
250
250
250
300
400
250
250
250
200
200
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:05
7:09
7:11
7:15
7:18
7:20
Sunset
7:35
7:30
7:27
7:23
7:20
7:16

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, gales from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon 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
SHIP6846
34 km NE
15m alt.
5 hours ago
2° C
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
- km
SHIP14
43 km NNE
-m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
SHIP1969
43 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
SHIP16
43 km NNE
-m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).
SHIP6600
43 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
SHIP740
43 km NNE
-m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
SHIP5026
43 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
11
Light winds from the S
(12 kph at 180).
- km
SHIP7408
43 km NNE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).
SHIP4829
43 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
11
Light winds from the S
(12 kph at 180).
- km
SHIP6670
43 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
- 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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