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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sat 13 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat morning, min -28°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -24°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Thu night).

Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
km/h
40
NW
45
N
20
SSE
40
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
45
SW
55
SSW
40
SSW
65
SSW
85
SSW
85
SSW
75
SSW
90
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
8
6
3
max °C
-17
-17
-19
-19
-20
-23
-26
-28
-26
-23
-22
-19
-17
-15
-13
-13
-12
-11
min °C
-17
-19
-20
-19
-22
-25
-27
-28
-27
-24
-23
-22
-19
-16
-15
-13
-12
-14
-30
-29
-27
-32
-34
-38
-38
-41
-42
-39
-39
-39
-33
-32
-32
-29
-26
-31
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
100
200
4200
2250
200
350
500
550
400
350
300
4200
250
300
300
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-18-20-19-21-24-27-28-27-24-23-21-18-16-14-13-12-13-14-14-16-15-17-20-23-23-22-20-20-19-16-14-11-9-8-10-10-9-11-10-12-13-16-17-17-17-17-16-14-11-7-6-5-7-5-4-6-9-9-10-13-15-14-14-16-15-14-11-5-4-4-2
Sunrise
11:14
11:15
11:17
11:18
11:18
11:18
Sunset
3:11
3:11
3:11
3:10
3:10
3:10

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat morning, min -28°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -24°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Thu 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.
3 hours ago
-2° C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
Mist
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.5 km
Low: no significant cloud
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
State of sky unchanged.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
35 km
Mid: clear
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
Mist
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 290).
5.0 km
Mid: few
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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