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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 16 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, gales from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon afternoon, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the N by Tue night).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
55
NNW
55
NW
50
NW
35
W
10
WNW
55
N
70
NW
15
N
20
NNE
10
W
20
WSW
15
WNW
35
NNW
30
N
20
NNW
5
WNW
30
NNW
2
8
12
5
5
6
2
2
9
5
2
max °C
-14
-15
-17
-15
-15
-17
-17
-16
-17
-18
-18
-16
-15
-15
-17
-17
-17
min °C
-15
-18
-18
-16
-17
-17
-17
-18
-17
-18
-19
-17
-15
-16
-17
-17
-18
-30
-33
-32
-28
-30
-32
-33
-29
-27
-26
-30
-26
-26
-27
-27
-22
-31
550
200
50
150
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
200
250
450
300
5500
300
300
350
250
250
250
250
1700
200
200
250
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:37
8:40
8:42
8:45
8:48
Sunset
5:51
5:46
5:44
5:40
5:37
5:34

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, gales from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon afternoon, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the N by Tue night).

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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
Fog -.
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 330).
0.3 km
Low: broken
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
Fog, sky not visible, becoming thicker.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 180).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
0.3 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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
clear
Fog -.
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 10).
0.1 km
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.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 20).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 340).
40 km
Mid: scattered
1105 km NW
14m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1130 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 070 to 210 degs)
(9 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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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