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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Wed 15 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Sat morning). Mainly severe gales.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
 km/h
50
N
50
NW
105
NW
70
NNW
50
NW
20
NNW
35
WNW
55
WNW
40
NNW
40
NW
65
W
35
WNW
55
N
85
N
35
NNW
50
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
4
5
26
13
6
4
1
4
7
1
4
11
32
7
3
4
27
max °C
-16
-14
-11
-11
-14
-16
-18
-18
-17
-19
-18
-15
-12
-12
-14
-12
-12
-12
min °C
-16
-16
-14
-11
-15
-17
-18
-18
-18
-19
-18
-18
-13
-14
-15
-13
-13
-17
-30
-30
-30
-25
-28
-28
-31
-33
-32
-32
-34
-32
-26
-26
-26
-26
-24
-31
0
0
600
400
500
150
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
300
0
0
0
200
Cloud base (m)
450
200
200
450
250
650
250
400
250
250
300
300
300
250
250
550
250
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:30
8:33
8:37
8:40
8:42
8:45
Sunset
5:53
5:51
5:46
5:44
5:40
5:37

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Sat morning). Mainly severe gales.

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
3° C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 310).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
Mist
Wind obs. (19 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
moderate snow
Snow
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 200).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
Mist -.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
-
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
-
44
Strong winds from the ESE
(44 kph at 110).
40 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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