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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Sat morning). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
250
300
300
250
250
250
300
250
250
250
250
200
250
200
200
200
250
2200
km/h
45
SSW
85
SW
75
SW
75
WSW
65
WSW
60
WSW
80
WSW
85
WSW
65
W
75
WSW
50
WNW
45
NW
35
W
25
N
45
NNW
35
NE
15
ENE
20
E
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Snowflake cm
1
2
2
3
8
9
3
17
1
1
4
1
3
 mm
max °C
-12
-11
-11
-14
-14
-13
-15
-12
-12
-17
-16
-15
-14
-13
-13
-16
-17
-18
min °C
-14
-12
-12
-14
-14
-15
-16
-14
-16
-17
-17
-17
-14
-13
-16
-16
-17
-18
 chill °C
-26
-27
-26
-29
-29
-30
-33
-30
-32
-34
-31
-31
-25
-22
-28
-28
-25
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-12-12-14-14-14-16-13-14-17-17-16-14-13-15-16-17-18-10-8-10-11-10-11-12-11-11-12-12-12-11-10-12-13-14-16-6-5-7-7-6-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-12-14-3-4-5-2-2-6-2-2-3-1-1-1-3-4-6-8-10-12
Sunrise
9:22
9:18
9:15
9:11
9:07
9:04
Sunset
5:15
5:17
5:21
5:24
5:28
5:30

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Sat morning). Mainly stormy winds.

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun morning, 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
303 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
State of sky unchanged.
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 200).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
-
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 200).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
56 minutes ago
-2° C
State of sky unchanged.
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
Mist
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
26 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
56 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
0.7 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB277E64S
978 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NNW
(14 kph at 335).
- 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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