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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 18 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -23°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -23°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, extremely windy from the W by Sat morning).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
km/h
55
S
55
S
45
SSW
55
SSW
50
SW
55
SW
45
WSW
40
W
50
SW
45
W
10
WNW
30
SSE
40
S
70
WSW
120
W
100
WNW
70
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
11
9
2
39
39
39
max °C
-23
-18
-14
-10
-6
-4
-4
-5
-3
-5
-9
-12
-11
-9
-9
-12
-19
min °C
-23
-22
-16
-12
-8
-5
-5
-6
-3
-6
-12
-12
-12
-15
-11
-16
-20
-40
-39
-29
-25
-20
-15
-15
-16
-12
-15
-20
-22
-25
-30
-26
-33
-38
0
0
0
0
0
1600
1850
1850
1500
850
600
400
0
0
0
350
0
Cloud base (m)
5500
800
300
400
250
250
250
250
250
4950
250
200
150
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-20-15-11-7-5-5-6-3-6-11-12-12-12-10-14-20-19-16-12-9-5-1-1-2-2-4-7-8-8-10-8-10-15-14-12-10-7-32331-1-2-3-3-6-5-4-9-11-11-10-8-415644420-3-12-2
Sunrise
10:15
10:18
10:21
10:23
10:26
Sunset
4:06
4:02
4:00
3:57
3:55
3:52

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -23°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Thu morning).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -23°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, extremely windy from the W by Sat morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Francais at the specific elevation of 2760 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.
2 hours ago
-6° C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
93
Stormy winds from the S
(93 kph at 180).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
74
Gales from the SW
(74 kph at 230).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
83
Severe gales from the SW
(83 kph at 230).
0.1 km
Mid: sky obscured
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
50
Strong winds from the S
(50 kph at 180).
0.2 km
Mid: scattered
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
-7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the SSE
(24 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
State of sky unchanged.
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few

* 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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