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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 30 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Wed night).

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
km/h
60
W
70
SW
60
WSW
75
W
75
WSW
70
SW
75
SW
50
SW
45
SW
30
WSW
15
WNW
20
NNW
30
NW
40
NW
45
W
50
WSW
35
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
5
3
5
39
13
1
1
4
2
max °C
-7
-7
-7
-9
-11
-15
-13
-8
-6
-5
-3
-4
-4
-6
-7
-5
-2
min °C
-10
-8
-7
-10
-14
-15
-14
-11
-7
-6
-4
-4
-4
-8
-8
-6
-4
-23
-21
-18
-24
-29
-30
-29
-24
-17
-14
-10
-11
-12
-18
-19
-16
-13
50
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
800
350
450
500
1300
Cloud base (m)
350
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
500
300
300
300
300
300
350
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Sunrise
10:48
10:51
10:53
10:56
10:57
Sunset
3:34
3:33
3:30
3:29
3:26
3:25

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, strong winds from the W 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
clear
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours 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
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
1105 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
1105 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1130 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Rio Grande Airport
1233 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 150).
0.0 km
Low: few
hy2c319E60S
1284 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 120).
- km
hy2c319E59S
1296 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 130).
- 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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