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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Tue 21 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Tue night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
55
NNW
80
NW
20
NW
5
NW
15
SE
40
NE
45
NNE
55
NNE
30
NE
20
NNE
10
SW
30
SSW
40
SW
45
SSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
25
NNW
15
34
3
1
3
1
1
2
3
max °C
-16
-16
-16
-14
-13
-16
-16
-16
-17
-17
-18
-18
-17
-16
-15
-14
-14
min °C
-17
-17
-17
-14
-15
-16
-17
-17
-17
-18
-18
-18
-17
-17
-16
-15
-14
-32
-33
-27
-14
-25
-29
-30
-31
-29
-25
-23
-30
-30
-30
-27
-24
-23
100
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
200
200
250
200
350
350
250
300
250
650
300
250
250
1300
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-17-17-14-14-16-17-17-17-18-18-18-17-17-16-15-14-12-12-12-10-9-12-12-12-13-13-14-14-13-14-13-12-11-5-5-6-5-4-6-7-7-7-7-9-9-10-10-9-8-712-1-1-2-4-4-5-4-4-5-7-7-9-6-5-3
Sunrise
8:52
8:55
8:57
9:02
9:04
Sunset
5:34
5:30
5:27
5:22
5:20
5:15

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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. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Tue night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat 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
-13° C
light snow
Light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
8.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
Mist
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
4.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
Mist -.
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 340).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
Mist
65
Gales from the NW
(65 kph at 320).
26 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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
-
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
35 km
Mid: scattered
1105 km NW
14m alt.
3 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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