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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 02 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the N by Fri morning).

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
km/h
20
SW
10
WNW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
20
W
10
NW
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1
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4
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max °C
-9
-9
-15
-16
-14
-12
-10
-9
-9
-9
-10
-7
-7
-5
-4
-3
-4
min °C
-9
-14
-16
-16
-15
-13
-11
-10
-9
-10
-11
-8
-8
-7
-4
-3
-5
-16
-14
-22
-20
-20
-19
-15
-13
-13
-17
-19
-15
-16
-15
-10
-9
-10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
400
0
Cloud base (m)
400
250
300
4750
5600
400
300
500
300
300
300
300
300
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Sunrise
9:26
9:29
9:33
9:36
9:38
Sunset
4:55
4:52
4:50
4:45
4:43
4:39

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the N by Fri morning).

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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
326 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-24° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
70
Gales from the SSW
(70 kph at 200).
0.2 km
Low: no significant cloud
BaseMarambio
330 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-24° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
65
Gales from the SSW
(65 kph at 200).
0.2 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
343 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-18° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 230).
28 km
Mid: few
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
351 km NE
48m alt.
48 minutes ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
352 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
48 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
SHIP3629
404 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP8482
404 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP7754
404 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
SHIP6812
404 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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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