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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Tue 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Wed night, gales from the SW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat morning, min -25°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the W by Sun morning).

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
 km/h
35
SW
40
SSW
40
SW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
SSW
45
SW
55
SW
55
SW
40
W
50
SW
70
SW
65
WNW
45
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
35
SW
 cm 
1
3
1
5
1
5
25
7
1
 mm 
max°C
-16
-16
-15
-15
-15
-16
-15
-11
-11
-15
-15
-13
-14
-16
-22
-25
-22
min°C
-18
-16
-15
-15
-16
-16
-16
-16
-12
-15
-15
-13
-15
-19
-24
-25
-25
chill°C 
-31
-30
-28
-27
-28
-26
-29
-31
-24
-27
-28
-28
-30
-32
-38
-39
-38
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
250
200
200
200
250
250
200
200
250
550
200
200
200
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-16-15-15-16-16-16-14-12-15-15-13-15-18-23-25-24-14-13-12-13-13-13-13-11-9-11-12-11-11-14-18-19-19-11-10-9-10-9-9-9-9-7-7-8-8-7-8-12-12-14-6-10-6-4-5-3-4-6-5-3-3-3-2-2-4-6-11
Sunrise
7:18
7:15
7:11
7:07
7:03
Sunset
6:55
6:59
7:00
7:04
7:07
7:09

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Wed night, gales from the SW by Thu night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat morning, min -25°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the W by Sun 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 5 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.
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 280).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 220).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 180).
8.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 190).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: broken
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
King Sejong
358 km NE
64m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
32 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).

* 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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