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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 20 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon).

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
40
NNE
50
NNE
55
NNE
40
NNW
80
NNW
30
NNW
5
NNW
15
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
15
ENE
15
ESE
10
E
10
SE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
7
17
16
34
5
max °C
-11
-9
-9
-11
-11
-11
-9
-9
-10
-11
-12
-13
-14
-15
-14
-14
-14
min °C
-11
-11
-10
-11
-12
-12
-9
-10
-11
-12
-12
-14
-14
-15
-14
-14
-17
-22
-23
-21
-22
-25
-22
-12
-19
-20
-23
-21
-21
-20
-20
-21
-21
-27
0
0
0
150
300
150
50
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1550
350
200
250
200
250
200
5750
2250
1550
2050
1900
1500
4700
4450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:48
8:52
8:55
8:57
9:02
Sunset
5:37
5:34
5:30
5:27
5:22
5:20

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE 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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 180).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
light snow
Snow grains.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 180).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
30 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
58 minutes ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: few
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
58 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
56
Near gales from the E
(56 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
light rain
Light rain and snow.
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 180).
1.5 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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