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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Wed 27 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
km/h
35
WSW
50
WSW
60
WSW
35
WSW
25
WNW
35
NW
45
WSW
45
SW
55
SW
50
SW
65
WSW
75
SW
55
W
70
W
95
WSW
95
SW
80
SSW
50
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
7
1
1
4
1
4
23
21
3
max °C
-5
-5
-6
-5
-5
-7
-9
-9
-6
-5
-7
-8
-8
-10
-15
-13
-10
-8
min °C
-5
-6
-7
-5
-6
-9
-9
-9
-8
-6
-9
-9
-8
-12
-16
-15
-12
-9
-14
-16
-19
-13
-14
-19
-20
-20
-19
-16
-22
-23
-20
-27
-34
-32
-27
-22
300
700
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
300
300
350
350
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
1400
300
250
300
300
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:37
10:41
10:44
10:45
10:48
10:51
Sunset
3:41
3:40
3:37
3:34
3:33
3:30

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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Mainly gales.

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the WSW by Sun 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
303 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 290).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
-
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 310).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: clear
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: broken
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
Fog, sky visible, becoming thicker.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.7 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB284E72S
972 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNW
(46 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATB283E72S
984 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 339).
- 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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