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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Tue 05 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon morning).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
heavy snow
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
heavy snow
km/h
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
WNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
55
N
45
NNE
40
SW
80
SW
60
WSW
35
WNW
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5
29
41
28
21
2
34
max °C
-11
-12
-12
-12
-11
-9
-8
-7
-7
-8
-6
-7
-9
-9
-16
-14
-12
min °C
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-10
-8
-8
-7
-8
-7
-8
-9
-15
-16
-15
-13
-18
-20
-21
-21
-21
-20
-17
-17
-14
-18
-17
-19
-20
-31
-32
-30
-25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
150
150
150
150
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
300
300
350
300
300
350
350
350
5500
1600
300
250
150
200
300
300
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-14-15-17-16-13-12-11-10-11-9-10-12-16-20-19-18-11-12-12-12-12-10-8-8-7-8-7-8-9-12-16-15-13-10-10-9-7-7-6-5-5-5-4-4-5-5-7-10-10-7-10-8-5-3-3-5-4-3-21111-1-3-5-1
Sunrise
9:36
9:38
9:41
9:45
9:48
Sunset
4:45
4:43
4:39
4:37
4:34
4:30

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the W 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)
326 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
330 km E
200m alt.
57 minutes ago
-19° C
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
35 km
Mid: clear
BaseEsperanza
343 km ENE
24m alt.
57 minutes ago
-10° C
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP8162
344 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
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.
SHIP5852
345 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
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
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
57 minutes ago
-2° C
-
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.

* 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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