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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Thu 11 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri morning, min -21°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed afternoon, min -28°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, gales from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
night
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PM
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night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
km/h
15
SW
25
SSW
35
SW
30
WSW
45
NW
30
NNW
25
SSE
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
35
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11
2
max °C
-18
-17
-17
-17
-17
-18
-19
-19
-20
-23
-25
-28
-27
-27
-24
-21
-19
-18
-12
min °C
-19
-17
-18
-19
-18
-20
-21
-19
-21
-24
-27
-28
-28
-27
-26
-23
-20
-19
-17
-28
-27
-31
-32
-32
-28
-29
-32
-34
-38
-42
-43
-43
-43
-43
-40
-34
-31
-30
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
200
550
150
400
3950
2250
200
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3100
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Sunrise
11:12
11:14
11:15
11:17
11:18
11:18
Sunset
3:12
3:11
3:11
3:11
3:10
3:10

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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. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri morning, min -21°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales.

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed afternoon, min -28°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, gales from the SSW by Tue 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.
3 hours ago
-4° C
State of sky unchanged.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 100).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
3 hours ago
-17° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 180).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-17° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 180).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB301E63S
332 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 79).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
335 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the E
(29 kph at 80).
- km
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC302E63S
346 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the E
(27 kph at 85).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB302E63S
356 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 99).
- 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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