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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Thu 14 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu morning, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Thu night, moderate winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
km/h
65
WSW
65
WSW
75
SW
70
SW
55
SW
40
SW
35
SW
20
S
35
S
40
SSW
20
SSW
15
E
30
S
35
SSW
40
S
35
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
5
12
5
2
max °C
-16
-19
-21
-21
-19
-17
-19
-21
-16
-13
-13
-14
-14
-14
-13
-11
-9
-7
min °C
-17
-20
-22
-21
-20
-18
-19
-21
-21
-14
-13
-15
-15
-15
-15
-12
-10
-8
-32
-37
-40
-39
-36
-33
-32
-32
-35
-26
-21
-23
-26
-27
-27
-23
-20
-16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
200
200
200
200
200
200
300
2550
3350
7650
8650
6100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-25-27-26-23-21-23-25-23-17-16-19-19-20-18-15-13-10-17-20-22-21-20-18-19-21-19-14-13-15-15-15-14-12-10-8-11-13-14-15-16-15-15-16-14-11-9-10-10-10-10-8-8-6-5-6-7-9-10-12-11-14-13-11-9-7-8-8-8-7-7-7
Sunrise
10:00
10:03
10:06
10:08
10:11
10:15
Sunset
4:17
4:15
4:12
4:08
4:06
4:02

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu morning, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Thu night, moderate winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: scattered
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
snow showers
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
32 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 270).
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.
1 hour ago
-6° C
moderate snow
Snow
Wind obs. (39 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB283E64S
673 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SW
(47 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATB283E63S
687 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 229).
- 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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