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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Tue 02 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Tue
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
km/h
25
W
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
40
N
25
WNW
35
NW
35
WNW
60
NW
65
WNW
45
NW
50
NNW
35
NNW
40
W
50
W
55
NW
50
NW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
7
6
6
1
1
11
1
1
28
max °C
-6
-4
-3
-1
-1
-5
-4
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-4
-7
-8
-7
-6
min °C
-6
-5
-3
-2
-5
-5
-4
-4
-1
-1
-2
-3
-5
-8
-8
-8
-6
-14
-11
-8
-6
-12
-13
-12
-13
-10
-10
-11
-12
-14
-18
-19
-19
-17
0
0
0
1450
1400
400
700
1150
1700
1850
1800
1650
800
250
350
350
250
Cloud base (m)
350
1650
350
300
350
300
300
300
650
300
350
300
300
300
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:56
10:57
11:00
11:03
11:04
Sunset
3:29
3:26
3:25
3:22
3:21
3:19

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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 -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Fri morning).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Mon 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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 320).
6.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
40 minutes ago
-5° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
Mist -.
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 310).
1.2 km
Low: broken
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
40 minutes ago
-2° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: few
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.
40 minutes ago
0° C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
40 minutes ago
-10° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1130 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Rio Grande Airport
1233 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
Drizzle
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
2.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: 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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