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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 11 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the NNE by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the NNW by Wed night).

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
PM
night
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night
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heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
55
NNE
45
N
45
N
50
NNE
60
NNE
60
N
35
NW
75
NNW
45
NNW
25
NW
50
N
65
NNW
60
NNW
55
NW
50
NW
55
NW
40
NW
10
38
11
24
30
47
24
40
14
4
11
19
22
11
2
11
18
max °C
-12
-11
-12
-12
-7
-8
-12
-10
-12
-13
-10
-8
-6
-6
-12
-11
-11
min °C
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-9
-13
-12
-12
-13
-13
-9
-7
-12
-12
-11
-12
-25
-23
-24
-25
-22
-21
-26
-25
-24
-23
-24
-22
-19
-25
-25
-24
-24
0
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200
200
200
400
300
350
200
200
0
150
600
350
50
350
350
Cloud base (m)
200
200
200
200
200
150
150
150
200
200
200
200
200
200
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250
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Sunrise
8:22
8:25
8:27
8:30
8:33
Sunset
6:08
6:05
6:00
5:58
5:53
5:51

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the NNE by Mon night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the NNW by Wed 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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 0).
1.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
56
Near gales from the N
(56 kph at 0).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
Mist -.
57
Near gales from the N
(57 kph at 10).
2.5 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
44
Strong winds from the NE
(44 kph at 50).
30 km
Mid: scattered
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
-1° C
-
54
Near gales from the NE
(54 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: scattered
1105 km NW
14m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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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