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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Tue 26 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -12°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Mon morning). Mainly severe gales.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
km/h
25
SSW
45
SSW
35
WSW
50
WSW
60
W
25
W
20
NW
35
NW
45
WSW
45
WSW
60
SW
45
SW
65
WSW
85
SW
65
WSW
70
WSW
60
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
8
1
2
1
4
4
5
15
8
max °C
-10
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-5
-8
-9
-10
-8
-6
-8
-8
-8
-9
-9
min °C
-12
-8
-5
-6
-6
-4
-7
-10
-10
-10
-9
-7
-8
-9
-8
-9
-10
-21
-18
-14
-16
-17
-11
-16
-21
-22
-21
-20
-17
-20
-22
-20
-22
-23
0
0
400
750
300
0
250
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
Cloud base (m)
300
300
300
300
400
300
5550
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
450
400
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:37
10:41
10:44
10:45
10:48
Sunset
3:45
3:41
3:40
3:37
3:34
3:33

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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 -4°C on Thu morning, min -12°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Mon morning). Mainly severe gales.

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
-13° C
light snow
Light snow.
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 190).
2.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
light snow
Diamond dust.
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 200).
2.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
59 minutes 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
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
Mist
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 250).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
59 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
light rain
Continuous light drizzle.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 320).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
1105 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 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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