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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Mon 20 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
 km/h
25
N
30
N
55
N
65
N
55
NNW
85
NNW
40
NNW
5
NNW
0
SW
15
N
15
ENE
15
ESE
10
SSW
20
SW
10
SE
15
SSE
30
SSE
15
S
6
18
17
31
3
max °C
-15
-14
-12
-12
-17
-17
-16
-14
-14
-16
-15
-17
-18
-19
-19
-19
-18
-18
min °C
-16
-14
-13
-14
-17
-18
-17
-14
-16
-16
-16
-18
-19
-20
-20
-19
-18
-19
-27
-25
-26
-27
-32
-32
-30
-14
-16
-25
-24
-26
-27
-29
-27
-28
-30
-26
0
0
0
0
150
300
100
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
600
1350
350
200
250
200
250
200
2850
2350
2100
1400
300
1950
3050
5550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-14-13-13-17-18-17-14-15-16-16-18-19-20-20-19-18-19-12-11-11-10-11-12-12-10-10-11-11-13-15-16-16-15-14-15-6-7-7-6-5-5-5-4-5-5-6-8-10-11-11-10-10-12-2-2-3-22210-2-4-3-5-5-6-7-7-7-9
Sunrise
8:45
8:48
8:52
8:55
8:57
9:02
Sunset
5:37
5:34
5:30
5:27
5:22
5:20

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
1 hour ago
0° C
Clouds developing.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 100).
30 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 180).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-13° C
Fog, depositing rime, sky not visible.
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 180).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: few
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 40).
30 km
Mid: few
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 120).
0.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
30 km
Mid: few
King Sejong
358 km NE
64m alt.
4 hours ago
-1° C
Mist
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
28 km
Mid: few
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.

* 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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