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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Fri 10 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the NNE by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon night, moderate winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
25
WNW
30
NW
70
NNE
65
N
45
NNW
55
NNW
50
NW
75
NNW
80
NNW
50
N
85
N
50
NW
45
NNW
30
NNW
60
NW
85
NNW
75
WNW
1
1
10
32
25
11
78
55
32
46
11
3
7
18
38
43
max °C
-16
-14
-15
-16
-17
-17
-16
-11
-12
-16
-16
-18
-18
-15
-13
-11
-12
min °C
-17
-15
-15
-17
-19
-17
-17
-15
-14
-18
-18
-18
-18
-18
-14
-11
-18
-28
-26
-30
-31
-34
-32
-31
-30
-29
-33
-34
-33
-32
-29
-28
-26
-34
0
0
0
0
100
250
300
200
350
200
200
250
250
0
200
350
200
Cloud base (m)
250
250
200
200
200
200
200
200
150
150
150
200
200
1200
200
150
200
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Sunrise
8:18
8:22
8:25
8:27
8:30
Sunset
6:12
6:08
6:05
6:00
5:58
5:53

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the NNE by Sat morning).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon night, moderate winds from the NNW 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
-13° C
light snow
Small hail/snow pellets.
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 150).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
light snow
Snow grains.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 170).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
Mist
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 160).
28 km
Mid: overcast
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
-3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 50).
30 km
Mid: overcast
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
0° C
-
56
Near gales from the E
(56 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
43
Strong winds from the SSE
(43 kph at 160).
2.5 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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