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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 30 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Mon
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
45
NNW
45
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNE
15
ENE
40
ESE
45
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
10
SSE
25
SSW
45
SW
55
WSW
40
WSW
40
NW
20
NW
45
WSW
11
16
20
5
3
10
5
10
max °C
-15
-15
-15
-14
-12
-13
-13
-14
-16
-16
-14
-14
-14
-9
-11
-14
-12
min °C
-15
-16
-15
-15
-14
-14
-13
-16
-16
-16
-16
-14
-14
-13
-13
-14
-14
-28
-29
-26
-25
-23
-26
-25
-27
-27
-22
-26
-27
-28
-25
-24
-23
-25
400
400
350
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
250
Cloud base (m)
200
250
250
200
6000
2500
2300
250
2000
1750
3950
250
250
500
200
200
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-16-15-15-13-14-13-15-16-16-15-14-14-11-12-14-13-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-11-12-12-11-11-12-9-9-10-10-4-4-4-4-3-3-5-6-7-7-7-8-8-6-5-4-53222-2-1-2-4-3-2-5-4-3-3-111
Sunrise
7:46
7:48
7:52
7:54
7:58
Sunset
6:51
6:47
6:44
6:40
6:37
6:32

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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 morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, gales from the WSW 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)
326 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
330 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
Fog, sky not visible, no change.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
0.1 km
Mid: sky obscured
BaseEsperanza
343 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
-
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
351 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
5.0 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
352 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
Mist -.
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 320).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
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
4° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 70).
40 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP5078
1014 km ENE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
SHIP4162
1014 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP5886
1014 km ENE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C

* 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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