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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu night, min -23°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, stormy winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sun morning, severe gales from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
300
200
200
250
250
250
300
300
300
5000
350
300
300
km/h
15
ENE
10
S
10
WSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
85
SW
70
S
70
S
65
S
55
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
20
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
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Snowflake cm
3
2
 mm
max °C
-19
-20
-21
-19
-18
-16
-15
-22
-19
-11
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
min °C
-21
-21
-21
-22
-19
-17
-23
-23
-21
-17
-9
-8
-8
-9
-10
-12
 chill °C
-21
-26
-27
-35
-32
-31
-41
-42
-39
-33
-21
-19
-19
-17
-21
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-21-21-21-19-17-19-23-20-14-9-8-8-9-10-11-16-17-18-18-16-13-16-17-16-12-8-6-4-5-6-9-11-13-13-14-12-10-11-10-11-10-8-6-3-3-4-7-8-8-8-10-11-10-7-8-8-9-9-9-9-7-8-7
Sunrise
9:00
8:57
8:55
8:51
8:48
Sunset
5:34
5:37
5:38
5:42
5:45

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu night, min -23°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, stormy winds from the SW by Thu night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sun morning, severe gales from the SSW 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
303 km NE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
52
Near gales from the E
(52 kph at 90).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-16° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
56
Near gales from the S
(56 kph at 180).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
light snow
Light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-22° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 180).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB301E63S
333 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
69
Gales from the ESE
(69 kph at 103).
- km
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-19° C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 200).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
ASCATB302E63S
345 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
67
Gales from the ESE
(67 kph at 106).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
61
Near gales from the E
(61 kph at 100).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
61
Near gales from the E
(61 kph at 100).
1.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
61
Near gales from the ESE
(61 kph at 110).
<100m
Mid: overcast

* 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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