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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Fri 08 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Fri morning, stormy winds from the N by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Wed afternoon).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
km/h
20
WSW
30
NW
50
NW
75
N
95
N
75
N
35
W
40
W
30
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
20
NNE
35
N
15
N
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3
17
45
7
5
5
5
max °C
-6
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-14
-16
-16
-16
-15
-13
-13
-13
-14
-14
-14
-15
min °C
-6
-7
-8
-9
-8
-11
-16
-16
-17
-17
-16
-14
-13
-14
-14
-14
-15
-16
-13
-16
-20
-23
-22
-21
-28
-29
-28
-27
-22
-18
-13
-19
-20
-22
-27
-21
0
0
0
0
0
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
350
6050
500
300
300
250
250
250
250
350
300
250
1950
2000
1500
250
200
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Sunrise
9:41
9:45
9:48
9:51
9:53
9:56
Sunset
4:37
4:34
4:30
4:27
4:23
4:21

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Fri morning, stormy winds from the N by Sat afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Wed afternoon).

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.
4 hours ago
-3° C
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 120).
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 330).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
4 hours ago
-8° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
35 km
Mid: clear
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
4 hours ago
-10° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: clear
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
4 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: broken
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
4 hours ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: scattered
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.
4 hours ago
-4° C
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP4512
475 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
2° C
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(38 kph at 230).
8.1 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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