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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sat 09 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, gales from the WSW by Thu morning).

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
km/h
50
N
45
WSW
45
WSW
30
W
20
W
5
WSW
10
N
5
NE
5
WSW
15
W
20
SW
25
WSW
40
WNW
55
WSW
65
WSW
40
W
35
SW
30
SSW
45
SW
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41
10
3
2
2
9
7
7
16
5
1
2
max °C
-8
-15
-16
-17
-16
-15
-15
-15
-15
-13
-11
-7
-7
-15
-17
-16
-21
-19
-18
min °C
-13
-16
-17
-17
-16
-16
-16
-15
-15
-15
-13
-9
-13
-17
-18
-20
-21
-19
-18
-25
-30
-31
-30
-25
-16
-21
-15
-19
-23
-21
-18
-25
-33
-34
-35
-35
-31
-32
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
300
300
300
250
350
700
350
550
300
350
300
250
200
250
200
200
200
200
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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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, gales from the WSW by Thu morning).

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.
1 hour ago
1° C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
41
Strong winds from the NNE
(41 kph at 20).
26 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
light snow
Light snow.
81
Severe gales from the NW
(81 kph at 320).
6.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 320).
26 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 20).
30 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
rain showers
Light rain and snow showers.
52
Near gales from the N
(52 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
56
Near gales from the N
(56 kph at 10).
5.0 km
Low: overcast
King Sejong
358 km NE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
54
Near gales from the N
(54 kph at 0).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
Mist
81
Severe gales from the N
(81 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
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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