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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri afternoon, min -29°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Wed morning, stormy winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat morning, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
250
300
300
300
300
300
250
300
250
250
200
150
200
250
3800
4100
km/h
20
SSW
35
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
50
S
50
SSW
60
W
75
W
75
SW
55
WSW
60
W
40
W
45
NW
30
ENE
60
SE
25
SE
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
15
21
6
14
9
 mm
max °C
-29
-29
-27
-26
-24
-15
-13
-11
-11
-14
-15
-18
-18
-20
-26
-21
-20
-20
min °C
-29
-29
-29
-26
-26
-20
-14
-12
-15
-14
-17
-18
-19
-22
-28
-23
-20
-24
 chill °C
-42
-45
-46
-41
-42
-36
-27
-25
-30
-29
-32
-34
-32
-35
-43
-41
-32
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:11
8:08
8:04
8:02
7:58
7:54
Sunset
6:15
6:17
6:21
6:23
6:25
6:29

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri afternoon, min -29°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Wed morning, stormy winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat morning, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the NNE by Sun 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
-12°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 100).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 230).
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
63
Gales from the SSW
(63 kph at 200).
28 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
80
Severe gales from the SSW
(80 kph at 200).
5.0 km
Mid: few
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
43
Strong winds from the E
(43 kph at 100).
4.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
clear
-
43
Strong winds from the E
(43 kph at 100).
10.0 km
High: broken
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
Mist
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 70).
3.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB280E63S
840 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the SSE
(10 kph at 168).
- 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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