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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 19 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the SW by Sun night).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
km/h
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
30
W
40
SW
25
WSW
10
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
50
SW
80
W
90
WNW
75
W
70
WSW
60
WSW
60
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
6
5
2
11
1
24
7
4
1
max °C
-10
-8
-3
-1
-1
0
-2
-3
-6
-6
-5
-7
-6
-6
-10
-15
-15
-9
min °C
-12
-9
-6
-1
-1
-2
-2
-4
-7
-7
-6
-7
-6
-6
-15
-15
-15
-14
-22
-19
-15
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-15
-15
-15
-17
-18
-19
-31
-30
-30
-29
0
0
0
1750
1850
1850
1350
1050
700
600
1000
0
0
750
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
300
650
300
350
250
250
250
200
200
250
300
550
250
250
200
250
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:15
10:18
10:21
10:23
10:26
10:30
Sunset
4:02
4:00
3:57
3:55
3:52
3:49

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the SW by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Francais at the specific elevation of 2000 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
-3° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: clear
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
thunderstorm
Clouds dissolving.
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 200).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
-
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 200).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 200).
30 km
Mid: clear
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: clear
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 100).
0.0 km
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 70).
30 km
Mid: clear
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
40 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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