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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Thu 09 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri afternoon, min -28°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu morning, severe gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon afternoon, min -31°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Mon night, near gales from the WNW by Tue night).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
km/h
40
SSW
45
WSW
45
W
80
WSW
60
W
70
W
65
W
85
WSW
70
SW
80
W
60
SW
65
SSW
80
W
90
WNW
85
W
60
W
55
W
60
WNW
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Snowflake cm
3
13
1
4
32
5
5
9
10
3
1
23
24
5
2
11
 mm
max °C
-22
-21
-22
-19
-18
-19
-26
-28
-25
-24
-25
-20
-20
-19
-19
-30
-31
-28
min °C
-23
-21
-24
-21
-19
-24
-27
-28
-28
-27
-28
-23
-20
-20
-31
-30
-31
-31
 chill °C
-38
-36
-40
-40
-35
-43
-48
-50
-48
-47
-47
-41
-38
-39
-52
-50
-51
-51
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
250
500
250
250
250
300
250
300
300
750
450
200
200
200
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-21-23-20-19-22-27-28-27-26-27-22-20-20-25-30-31-30-18-16-18-16-14-16-21-22-21-20-23-18-17-15-20-24-25-24-11-10-11-12-9-9-14-15-13-13-17-15-12-9-13-16-16-15-5-5-5-8-4-3-6-7-6-6-10-13-7-3-6-9-9-8
Sunrise
11:02
11:00
10:57
10:56
10:53
10:52
Sunset
3:34
3:37
3:40
3:41
3:45
3:47

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri afternoon, min -28°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu morning, severe gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon afternoon, min -31°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Mon night, near gales from the WNW by Tue 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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 230).
0.7 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
72
Gales from the W
(72 kph at 280).
1.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC290E68S
482 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SE
(45 kph at 132).
- km
ASCATC291E68S
482 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SE
(36 kph at 145).
- km
ASCATC289E68S
488 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ESE
(42 kph at 114).
- km
ASCATC292E69S
488 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 138).
- km
ASCATC288E67S
502 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NE
(24 kph at 44).
- km
ASCATC291E69S
508 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SSE
(39 kph at 150).
- 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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