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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sat 11 Apr Local Time
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Mountain icon 4 Mount Francais Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Sat night). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -19°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
65
NNE
60
N
45
NNW
50
N
55
N
60
N
75
NNW
45
NNW
85
NNW
60
NW
40
NW
50
N
65
NNW
55
NW
115
NNW
90
NW
85
WNW
70
WNW
 Snowflake cm
1
10
32
14
25
50
54
19
48
14
8
14
16
11
28
13
10
6
  mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-15
-16
-17
-17
-16
-11
-12
-18
-17
-18
-18
-17
-16
-16
-11
-17
-17
-16
min °C
-16
-17
-18
-18
-17
-16
-15
-18
-17
-18
-19
-18
-17
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
  chill °C
-34
-32
-32
-33
-32
-30
-29
-32
-35
-34
-33
-32
-31
-30
-35
-35
-34
-33
 Freezing level m
0
0
50
150
250
200
400
300
350
250
200
0
150
200
200
400
300
200
Cloud base (m)
200
200
200
200
200
200
150
150
150
200
200
200
150
200
150
200
250
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:18
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—
8:22
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—
8:25
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—
8:27
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8:30
—
—
8:33
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Sunset
—
6:08
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—
6:05
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6:00
—
—
5:58
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—
5:53
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—
5:51
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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 morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Sat night). Mainly extremely windy.

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -19°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
303 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
State of sky unchanged.
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 80).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
70
Gales from the NNW
(70 kph at 330).
0.3 km
Low: broken
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
59
Near gales from the N
(59 kph at 0).
0.3 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
moderate snow
Snow
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 340).
30 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
39
Strong winds from the NE
(39 kph at 40).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
King Sejong
358 km NE
64m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 50).
31 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB303E63S
401 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 25).
- 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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