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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sun 24 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
km/h
40
SSW
15
WSW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WSW
35
SW
45
SW
55
WSW
65
SW
65
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
20
SW
15
W
20
NNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
4
6
6
2
11
3
1
1
max °C
-6
-6
-6
-9
-11
-12
-13
-11
-6
-7
-10
-4
-3
-3
-2
-3
-3
-5
min °C
-6
-6
-7
-10
-12
-13
-13
-13
-8
-9
-10
-10
-4
-4
-4
-3
-4
-6
-15
-12
-16
-20
-20
-22
-23
-24
-19
-21
-23
-23
-12
-12
-12
-9
-9
-14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
500
0
0
0
0
0
0
1400
400
Cloud base (m)
250
300
5650
300
250
250
250
250
300
300
300
300
350
300
300
5850
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Sunrise
10:30
10:33
10:36
10:37
10:41
10:44
Sunset
3:49
3:47
3:45
3:41
3:40
3:37

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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 night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
303 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 100).
30 km
Mid: clear
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-15° C
-
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: clear
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
50 minutes ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: broken
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
50 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-14° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
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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