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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Tue 12 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
5
W
5
NW
15
N
15
N
15
WNW
35
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
25
SW
10
SSE
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
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5
3
3
9
2
2
10
5
2
max °C
-11
-10
-7
-4
-4
-8
-11
-11
-11
-12
-14
-14
-13
-13
-10
-10
-9
-8
min °C
-11
-11
-10
-5
-5
-11
-11
-12
-12
-13
-14
-15
-13
-14
-12
-10
-9
-9
-14
-14
-15
-11
-12
-22
-22
-24
-24
-24
-24
-20
-22
-24
-20
-18
-16
-16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
3650
650
250
200
200
200
200
250
200
250
400
3550
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Sunrise
9:53
9:56
10:00
10:03
10:06
10:08
Sunset
4:23
4:21
4:17
4:15
4:12
4:08

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Francais at the specific elevation of 1000 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
-1° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 180).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
Fog, depositing rime, sky not visible.
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 200).
0.1 km
Mid: sky obscured
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: scattered
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
32 km
Mid: clear
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
0.0 km
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
30 km
Mid: clear
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
-
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: clear

* 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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