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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Wed 25 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Wed
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
part cloud
snow showers
clear
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
 km/h
55
NW
55
NW
55
NNW
55
NNW
35
N
30
W
30
NW
40
NNW
40
N
35
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
12
19
12
6
24
3
5
3
4
11
1
2
6
11
max °C
-8
-8
-8
-10
-9
-11
-11
-11
-10
-9
-11
-14
-16
-15
-16
-16
-15
min °C
-9
-10
-8
-11
-11
-12
-11
-13
-11
-10
-14
-16
-16
-17
-17
-16
-16
-21
-22
-19
-22
-18
-22
-21
-24
-22
-19
-22
-26
-25
-30
-29
-26
-26
1000
1050
700
950
1150
650
700
550
650
650
600
400
400
0
250
350
300
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
250
200
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
300
450
250
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-8-11-10-12-11-12-11-10-13-15-16-16-17-16-16-5-6-5-6-6-7-7-8-7-7-8-10-11-12-11-11-100-1-100-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-4-5-5-4-44434544344333-2222
Sunrise
6:03
6:05
6:09
6:13
6:16
Sunset
8:51
8:46
8:44
8:39
8:37
8:32

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

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
SHIP3064
31 km S
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
SHIP2362
31 km S
3m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
SHIP2861
32 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 340).
- km
SHIP16
32 km SSW
-m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 330).
SHIP6611
32 km SSW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
SHIP4054
32 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 340).
- km
SHIP2367
32 km SSW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
5
Calm
(5 kph at 120).
SHIP5706
32 km SSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 340).
SHIP3446
32 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 10).
- km
SHIP11
32 km SSW
-m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 120).

* 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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