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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sun 10 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, near gales from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
km/h
35
WSW
30
WSW
15
W
5
WSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
E
10
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
NNW
45
WSW
40
W
25
WNW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
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7
2
1
2
8
4
7
25
5
2
2
max °C
-9
-11
-11
-11
-10
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
-5
-10
-9
-7
-12
-12
-12
min °C
-10
-11
-12
-11
-11
-10
-9
-9
-10
-10
-9
-9
-11
-10
-11
-12
-12
-13
-20
-21
-19
-14
-15
-13
-12
-13
-15
-14
-14
-19
-22
-21
-22
-23
-22
-24
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
300
300
300
550
2000
400
350
500
300
300
550
250
250
250
200
250
250
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:48
9:51
9:53
9:56
10:00
10:03
Sunset
4:30
4:27
4:23
4:21
4:17
4:15

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, near gales from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

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.
2 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
28 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (35 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
120
Extremely windy from the NNW
(120 kph at 330).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
100
Stormy winds from the NNW
(100 kph at 340).
0.1 km
Mid: sky obscured
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
54 minutes ago
-4° C
clear
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 300).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
Mist
56
Near gales from the NW
(56 kph at 320).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
King Sejong
358 km NE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
Mist
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 310).
27 km
Mid: overcast
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
2° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 290).
35 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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