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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Wed 08 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu morning, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun night, stormy winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
 km/h
20
W
20
NNW
35
N
35
NNE
55
NE
30
ENE
0
S
20
SW
20
WSW
45
NE
85
NNE
55
N
60
N
70
NNE
40
NNW
85
NNW
95
NNW
60
N
1
2
21
17
13
32
22
34
30
max °C
-17
-17
-17
-13
-13
-13
-15
-16
-14
-14
-15
-16
-18
-18
-15
-13
-12
-14
min °C
-17
-17
-18
-14
-13
-14
-16
-17
-17
-15
-17
-17
-18
-18
-18
-13
-15
-15
-27
-26
-31
-26
-26
-26
-16
-27
-26
-30
-33
-32
-34
-35
-33
-28
-30
-30
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
150
50
0
350
250
Cloud base (m)
250
1300
300
200
250
2150
1800
250
250
200
200
200
200
200
150
150
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:10
8:12
8:15
8:18
8:22
8:25
Sunset
6:19
6:15
6:12
6:08
6:05
6:00

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu morning, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun night, stormy winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

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
2° C
light rain
Light rain and snow.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
State of sky unchanged.
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 160).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 240).
8.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
70
Gales from the SW
(70 kph at 230).
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
54 minutes 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
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 50).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
54 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
0° C
-
46
Strong winds from the NE
(46 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: few

* 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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