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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sun 26 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu morning, min -20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
40
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
2
6
1
7
11
1
1
4
1
1
4
2
max °C
-13
-12
-12
-12
-13
-17
-18
-19
-19
-19
-19
-18
-18
-19
-19
-18
-18
min °C
-14
-12
-12
-12
-17
-18
-19
-19
-19
-19
-20
-19
-19
-20
-20
-19
-18
-26
-23
-22
-22
-25
-26
-28
-28
-26
-25
-26
-27
-29
-28
-28
-29
-28
0
0
250
400
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
350
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:07
9:11
9:14
9:17
9:19
Sunset
5:15
5:13
5:09
5:06
5:02
5:00

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu morning, min -20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
2 hours ago
-1° C
Mist
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 290).
26 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 0).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 20).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
snow showers
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 290).
4.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
40 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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