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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 28 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNE on Sat night, light winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, near gales from the S by Fri morning).

Sat
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
 km/h
20
NW
65
N
35
NW
45
NW
70
N
45
N
60
NNW
50
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
S
20
SW
25
S
8
17
24
22
10
21
1
max °C
-12
-6
-12
-14
-13
-14
-15
-14
-16
-15
-11
-10
-10
-10
-12
-13
-14
min °C
-14
-10
-13
-14
-14
-14
-15
-17
-17
-15
-14
-10
-10
-11
-12
-15
-17
-23
-20
-25
-26
-29
-27
-30
-29
-26
-25
-24
-19
-18
-20
-21
-25
-28
0
0
300
500
250
300
450
350
100
300
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
400
650
250
250
300
200
200
250
250
400
300
5900
6000
8550
1350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:39
7:43
7:46
7:48
7:52
Sunset
6:59
6:54
6:51
6:47
6:44
6:40

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNE on Sat night, light winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, near gales from the S by Fri 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
303 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Mist
4
Calm
(4 kph at 330).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 120).
0.1 km
Low: overcast
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
Fog, sky visible, becoming thicker.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: few
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
Haze
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 10).
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 10).
8.0 km
Low: broken
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 20).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
-
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP2741
631 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
- 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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