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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, severe gales from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
300
300
1600
250
300
300
300
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
200
150
150
200
km/h
60
SSW
35
WSW
25
WNW
40
SW
80
SSW
70
SW
80
WSW
65
WSW
65
WSW
80
WSW
70
WSW
55
W
75
WSW
60
WNW
70
WNW
25
NW
35
WNW
35
W
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
2
8
2
3
50
7
5
9
 mm
max °C
-12
-12
-13
-13
-12
-11
-14
-14
-13
-12
-12
-12
-14
-15
-14
-16
-18
-18
min °C
-13
-13
-14
-14
-12
-13
-14
-14
-14
-13
-12
-16
-15
-16
-16
-17
-18
-21
 chill °C
-27
-23
-25
-26
-27
-28
-30
-28
-29
-28
-26
-31
-31
-32
-32
-28
-31
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-13-14-14-12-12-14-14-14-13-12-14-15-16-15-17-18-20-7-8-10-10-9-9-11-11-11-11-10-11-12-12-12-12-13-16-4-4-6-6-5-7-7-6-7-8-6-7-7-6-7-7-8-11-7-5-3-4-5-4-3-3-5-3-2-2-1-1-1-1-4-7
Sunrise
9:25
9:22
9:18
9:15
9:11
9:07
Sunset
5:12
5:15
5:17
5:21
5:24
5:28

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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 -11°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, severe gales from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the NW by Mon 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
ASCATC296E64S
82 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATC295E64S
92 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SW
(34 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATC295E65S
92 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SW
(23 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATC297E64S
99 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATC297E63S
127 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB295E64S
133 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATC296E63S
149 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATC295E63S
156 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATB295E63S
159 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SW
(38 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB296E63S
186 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 230).
- 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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