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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, stormy winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun morning, gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
200
250
250
250
300
250
350
350
300
300
300
250
300
km/h
10
SE
10
WSW
25
SW
35
SSW
55
SSW
75
SW
60
S
60
S
70
S
45
SSW
50
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
55
WSW
60
SW
60
WSW
60
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
3
 mm
max °C
-20
-20
-19
-19
-17
-16
-24
-21
-12
-10
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
-13
-17
-14
min °C
-21
-20
-21
-19
-17
-24
-24
-23
-18
-11
-9
-10
-9
-9
-13
-14
-18
-19
 chill °C
-27
-27
-33
-32
-32
-44
-42
-41
-35
-23
-20
-20
-19
-19
-27
-28
-34
-35
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
9:00
8:57
8:55
8:51
8:48
8:44
Sunset
5:34
5:37
5:38
5:42
5:45
5:47

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, stormy winds from the SW by Thu night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun morning, gales from the WSW by Mon 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.
2 hours ago
-10° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
65
Gales from the E
(65 kph at 100).
0.1 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
65
Gales from the SE
(65 kph at 140).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
63
Gales from the SSW
(63 kph at 200).
0.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
61
Near gales from the SSW
(61 kph at 200).
0.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 230).
0.4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
2.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
61
Near gales from the ESE
(61 kph at 120).
2.0 km
Low: broken
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 110).
<100m
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
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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