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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 25 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
clear
 km/h
40
SW
50
SW
40
WSW
45
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
35
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
3
4
2
4
11
2
4
2
4
2
1
max °C
-17
-15
-13
-12
-12
-13
-14
-16
-18
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-20
-19
-18
min °C
-17
-18
-14
-13
-12
-13
-14
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-20
-20
-19
-19
-30
-32
-26
-25
-23
-23
-25
-28
-28
-28
-30
-27
-26
-20
-24
-24
-25
0
0
0
0
0
250
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
350
250
450
250
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
250
250
250
300
250
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:04
9:07
9:11
9:14
9:17
Sunset
5:20
5:15
5:13
5:09
5:06
5:02

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Mon night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

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
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 60).
30 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
34 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 230).
1.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 230).
0.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 230).
28 km
Mid: scattered
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: broken
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
-
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
40 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
0.9 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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