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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sat 28 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the NNE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
heavy snow
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
20
WNW
20
NW
55
N
50
N
35
WNW
70
N
30
NW
55
NNW
50
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
N
35
NE
40
NE
40
ENE
10
ENE
10
SSW
25
SSW
6
22
33
11
11
52
4
max °C
-16
-12
-6
-10
-14
-13
-15
-15
-14
-16
-14
-10
-9
-9
-11
-13
-12
-11
min °C
-17
-13
-10
-13
-14
-14
-15
-15
-16
-16
-15
-14
-9
-10
-14
-13
-12
-12
-27
-22
-19
-25
-26
-27
-26
-29
-27
-24
-24
-23
-19
-21
-24
-18
-17
-21
0
0
0
400
450
250
400
500
450
250
250
0
0
450
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
400
350
500
200
250
200
200
200
200
250
250
300
4650
3950
8300
6050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-13-8-12-14-14-15-15-15-16-15-12-9-10-13-13-12-12-12-10-6-8-9-10-10-10-10-11-11-9-7-6-9-10-9-9-7-5-3-3-3-4-4-3-4-4-5-5-4-2-4-5-6-7-3-1021233222-1-20-3-2-2-5
Sunrise
7:35
7:39
7:43
7:46
7:48
7:52
Sunset
6:59
6:54
6:51
6:47
6:44
6:40

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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. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the NNE by Sat night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong 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.
4 hours ago
1° C
State of sky unchanged.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Mist -.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
2.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
4 hours ago
-7° C
-
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 130).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
4 hours ago
-2° C
-
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: few
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: broken
ASCATB304E64S
357 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 119).
- km
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB305E64S
391 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the ESE
(29 kph at 118).
- km
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
4 hours ago
-1° C
Mist
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
35 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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