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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Thu 23 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the SW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Mon night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
45
NNE
35
NNE
15
NNE
0
WNW
10
SW
35
S
35
SSW
35
SW
50
SW
50
WSW
55
WNW
35
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
2
3
2
1
6
5
5
1
max °C
-14
-16
-17
-18
-18
-19
-17
-17
-16
-15
-11
-12
-12
-13
-14
-17
-18
-16
min °C
-15
-17
-17
-18
-19
-20
-18
-17
-18
-15
-13
-12
-12
-13
-16
-18
-18
-18
-28
-29
-28
-18
-28
-32
-31
-29
-32
-29
-26
-24
-20
-20
-24
-27
-26
-27
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
350
200
300
450
550
450
6300
250
250
450
300
200
200
200
200
250
250
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-17-17-18-19-20-18-17-17-15-12-12-12-13-15-18-18-17-11-12-13-14-15-15-14-14-14-13-9-9-9-10-12-13-14-13-6-6-7-9-10-10-10-10-12-10-6-5-5-6-7-8-8-8-4-4-4-5-5-6-7-7-8-5-3-1-1-1-3-4-4-4
Sunrise
8:55
8:57
9:02
9:04
9:07
9:11
Sunset
5:27
5:22
5:20
5:15
5:13
5:09

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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 morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the SW by Sat night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW 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
3° C
light rain
Continuous light drizzle.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 10).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
snow showers
Snow showers.
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 180).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
3 hours ago
-17° C
clear
-
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 230).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 230).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 230).
<100m
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
light rain
Mist
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 10).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
Mist -.
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 10).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Mist
67
Gales from the NNW
(67 kph at 340).
4.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-
48
Strong winds from the E
(48 kph at 90).
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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