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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Thu 08 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
60
SSW
45
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
15
W
20
SW
15
WNW
25
NNW
15
NE
5
ESE
10
SW
1
4
4
2
max °C
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-5
-8
-7
-8
-9
-10
-13
-15
-15
-15
min °C
-5
-6
-6
-5
-5
-7
-6
-6
-7
-8
-8
-9
-9
-11
-15
-15
-15
-16
-16
-16
-15
-14
-13
-16
-14
-13
-16
-17
-16
-16
-17
-18
-23
-24
-19
-24
250
800
0
800
900
850
1350
1200
500
750
750
550
350
500
0
300
450
0
Cloud base (m)
500
250
300
250
250
300
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
1850
200
200
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
3:03
3:06
3:11
3:15
3:17
3:21
Sunset
11:34
11:30
11:28
11:24
11:22
11:19

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
SHIP2253
34 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Captain Arturo Prat Base
302 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 160).
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
326 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
330 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
Fog at a distance.
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 170).
0.9 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
343 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
30 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP1877
34 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
SHIP5493
34 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
SHIP4049
34 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP5046
34 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
SHIP6314
34 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km

* 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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