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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Thu night, moderate winds from the S by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun night, moderate winds from the W by Mon night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
300
450
350
350
300
300
300
300
300
400
350
250
km/h
35
SSW
55
SSW
85
WSW
80
S
65
S
65
S
50
SSW
35
SSW
20
S
45
SSW
50
WSW
65
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WNW
25
NW
40
WSW
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
6
 mm
max °C
-18
-16
-17
-22
-19
-11
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-10
-13
-13
-13
min °C
-19
-17
-25
-22
-21
-16
-9
-10
-9
-8
-9
-10
-8
-10
-13
-14
-13
-13
 chill °C
-32
-32
-45
-41
-38
-32
-20
-20
-17
-18
-20
-23
-18
-19
-22
-25
-24
-23
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
8:57
8:55
8:51
8:48
8:44
8:41
Sunset
5:37
5:38
5:42
5:45
5:47
5:51

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Thu night, moderate winds from the S by Sat night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun night, moderate winds from the W by Mon 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.
2 hours ago
-8° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 90).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Mist -.
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 200).
1.5 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 200).
1.5 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 230).
4.0 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC290E64S
351 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 265).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
1.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 90).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC289E64S
360 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 270).
- 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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