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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -23°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Fri morning, moderate winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the SE by Tue night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
300
300
350
300
300
300
300
300
300
550
300
250
250
km/h
80
S
70
S
65
S
45
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
35
SW
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
30
W
35
W
20
SSW
15
SSE
25
S
30
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-22
-17
-10
-8
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-11
-12
-14
-15
-15
-15
-16
-16
-14
min °C
-23
-20
-15
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-10
-12
-13
-15
-15
-15
-17
-17
-16
-16
 chill °C
-42
-37
-31
-20
-19
-16
-18
-18
-22
-23
-23
-26
-26
-27
-24
-25
-27
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-19-13-9-9-8-8-8-9-12-13-15-15-15-16-17-16-15-17-15-10-7-8-5-4-6-8-8-9-12-12-12-12-12-13-13-11-11-9-7-7-4-2-4-6-6-5-7-9-8-8-8-9-11-8-8-9-9-9-9-8-7-7-5-3-4-4-5-7-5-6-8
Sunrise
8:55
8:51
8:48
8:44
8:41
8:37
Sunset
5:38
5:42
5:45
5:47
5:51
5:53

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -23°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Fri morning, moderate winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the SE by Tue 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
303 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
65
Gales from the S
(65 kph at 180).
26 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-17° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
Wind obs. (139 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
67
Gales from the SSW
(67 kph at 210).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-21° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
74
Gales from the SSW
(74 kph at 200).
0.1 km
Mid: scattered
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
moderate snow
State of sky unchanged.
46
Strong winds from the ESE
(46 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
54
Near gales from the ESE
(54 kph at 110).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-19° C
Mist
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 160).
26 km
Mid: few

* 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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