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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun morning, min -28°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu afternoon, min -26°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
200
200
1950
2200
550
250
250
750
600
350
700
450
250
km/h
45
WSW
20
W
15
E
5
SSE
0
W
5
NW
15
NNE
25
NNE
20
SSW
50
S
70
SSE
60
S
55
S
50
SSW
45
SW
55
W
50
WNW
35
W
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Snowflake cm
4
7
1
1
3
4
 mm
max °C
-17
-21
-24
-24
-24
-25
-27
-28
-27
-25
-21
-16
-15
-13
-13
-16
-15
-17
min °C
-19
-22
-24
-24
-25
-26
-27
-28
-27
-26
-24
-20
-15
-15
-15
-16
-15
-18
 chill °C
-32
-30
-30
-30
-25
-33
-38
-42
-36
-43
-43
-37
-29
-29
-30
-30
-29
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:58
7:54
7:50
7:47
7:43
7:39
Sunset
6:25
6:29
6:31
6:35
6:37
6:40

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun morning, min -28°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu afternoon, min -26°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri 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.
1 hour ago
-1°C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-5°C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-7°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
snow showers
Light snow showers.
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 260).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 260).
3.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
Mist
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 290).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
28 km
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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