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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Fri 24 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
5
E
15
S
20
SW
25
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
1
2
5
3
7
14
2
2
1
max °C
-14
-14
-14
-13
-13
-11
-9
-8
-8
-10
-12
-13
-14
-14
-15
-15
-15
min °C
-14
-15
-14
-14
-14
-12
-10
-8
-9
-11
-13
-13
-14
-15
-15
-15
-15
-14
-23
-23
-25
-26
-22
-19
-17
-18
-20
-21
-18
-19
-20
-21
-20
-21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
300
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
350
1200
250
250
400
250
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
250
250
250
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Sunrise
9:02
9:04
9:07
9:11
9:14
Sunset
5:22
5:20
5:15
5:13
5:09
5:06

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-14° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 230).
0.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
46 minutes ago
-14° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 230).
3.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
46 minutes ago
-12° C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 230).
0.1 km
Mid: sky obscured
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 110).
0.6 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
46 minutes ago
-4° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
41
Strong winds from the E
(41 kph at 90).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
46 minutes ago
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
46 minutes ago
1° C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
33
Fresh winds from the SSE
(33 kph at 160).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1130 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Light rain .
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 240).
5.0 km
Low: broken
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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