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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Fri 15 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun afternoon, min -26°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -21°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Mon night, gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
snow showers
mod snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
km/h
65
SW
55
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
55
SSW
55
SW
25
SSW
0
W
30
S
50
S
55
S
35
SSW
50
SW
65
SW
55
SW
55
WSW
60
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
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1
1
1
10
max °C
-23
-19
-21
-23
-19
-20
-18
-18
-21
-21
-17
-13
-9
-4
-4
-5
-5
min °C
-26
-21
-22
-23
-22
-20
-19
-21
-21
-21
-21
-15
-11
-7
-4
-6
-6
-46
-38
-36
-38
-39
-36
-30
-32
-34
-37
-38
-26
-23
-18
-14
-17
-17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1800
1700
1650
Cloud base (m)
200
200
200
300
300
250
1350
2450
400
500
450
250
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Sunrise
10:06
10:08
10:11
10:15
10:18
Sunset
4:15
4:12
4:08
4:06
4:02
4:00

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun afternoon, min -26°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -21°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Mon night, gales from the SSW 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)
326 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
351 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
352 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Dinamet
358 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
SHIP5660
1087 km NW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
SHIP5327
1089 km NW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
SHIP6530
1089 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP2779
1089 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
Guardiamarina Airport
1105 km NW
27m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 250).
10.0 km
High: scattered
SHIP7111
1108 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km

* 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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