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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Tue 28 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri afternoon, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSE by Sun morning).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
km/h
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
0
N
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SW
35
SW
45
SW
35
SW
25
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
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1
1
2
4
1
max °C
-13
-13
-14
-14
-14
-15
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-12
-13
-14
-16
-16
-15
min °C
-13
-14
-14
-14
-15
-15
-14
-12
-11
-11
-12
-12
-13
-16
-16
-16
-15
-18
-21
-22
-21
-22
-15
-22
-19
-18
-19
-23
-24
-24
-27
-23
-23
-23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
200
200
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
300
300
300
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:14
9:17
9:19
9:22
9:26
Sunset
5:09
5:06
5:02
5:00
4:55
4:52

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri afternoon, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSE by Sun 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
SHIP1473
163 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
326 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
61
Near gales from the SW
(61 kph at 230).
0.3 km
Low: overcast
BaseMarambio
330 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-16° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
67
Gales from the SW
(67 kph at 230).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
343 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
-
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
351 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
SHIP6763
163 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
SHIP3866
163 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2278
163 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4931
163 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6375
185 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C

* 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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