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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 11 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, severe gales from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
300
300
300
250
2050
300
300
300
300
300
250
250
250
300
250
250
200
km/h
55
SW
45
SSW
60
SSW
60
SW
35
WSW
10
N
30
SSW
65
SSW
65
SW
75
WSW
60
WSW
70
WSW
70
WSW
85
WSW
60
WSW
60
W
55
W
40
WNW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
3
2
2
2
2
6
3
3
1
8
2
8
 mm
max °C
-17
-15
-13
-13
-12
-13
-13
-12
-11
-14
-13
-13
-12
-11
-12
-16
-16
-17
min °C
-17
-17
-14
-13
-13
-14
-14
-13
-15
-14
-14
-13
-13
-12
-15
-17
-17
-18
 chill °C
-32
-31
-28
-27
-20
-21
-24
-27
-31
-29
-28
-27
-28
-27
-28
-32
-32
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-16-14-13-13-14-14-13-13-14-14-13-13-12-14-17-17-18-13-13-10-7-9-10-10-9-10-11-11-10-10-10-10-13-13-13-8-8-6-3-5-6-6-5-6-7-6-6-6-7-7-7-8-7-2-3-6-6-3-3-4-6-5-2-2-2-1-1-2-1-2-2
Sunrise
9:29
9:25
9:22
9:18
9:15
9:11
Sunset
5:08
5:12
5:15
5:17
5:21
5:24

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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 Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, severe gales from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Sun 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
ASCATC293E63S
272 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATC292E63S
287 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATC293E62S
313 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATC291E63S
323 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATC294E62S
323 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 235).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 160).
0.0 km
ASCATC292E62S
339 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 241).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
Mist -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
3.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
ASCATC290E64S
355 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 235).
- 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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