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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Fri 24 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
10
ENE
5
SW
15
SW
15
SW
30
SW
15
WSW
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NW
5
W
5
NE
0
NNW
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
1
2
3
1
5
10
2
1
max °C
-9
-9
-9
-9
-10
-8
-5
-3
-3
-4
-5
-7
-7
-8
-9
-9
-10
min °C
-9
-10
-10
-10
-11
-9
-7
-4
-3
-5
-6
-7
-8
-8
-9
-9
-10
-14
-13
-16
-17
-20
-15
-14
-11
-8
-10
-10
-10
-11
-8
-15
-15
-16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
300
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
350
1200
250
250
400
250
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
250
250
250
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Sunrise
9:02
9:04
9:07
9:11
9:14
Sunset
5:22
5:20
5:15
5:13
5:09
5:06

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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 Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

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)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 220).
7.0 km
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 200).
27 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 230).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 100).
0.5 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
43
Strong winds from the E
(43 kph at 90).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
King Sejong
358 km NE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 50).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
48 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
Fog, sky not visible, thinning.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
0.3 km
Mid: sky obscured

* 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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