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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 08 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon afternoon, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri morning, min -21°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Mon
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
km/h
45
WNW
40
NW
50
NW
60
WNW
45
N
40
NNE
20
W
15
NW
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
15
SW
25
WSW
30
WNW
25
NNW
25
NE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
7
2
5
9
11
2
5
1
3
1
max °C
-12
-14
-15
-17
-17
-18
-19
-19
-21
-20
-19
-18
-18
-18
-18
-18
-18
min °C
-13
-15
-16
-17
-19
-19
-19
-21
-21
-21
-20
-19
-19
-19
-18
-19
-19
-25
-27
-31
-32
-35
-33
-30
-26
-27
-28
-29
-25
-28
-30
-30
-30
-27
300
200
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
250
350
250
200
200
250
250
250
300
5650
250
550
200
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
11:07
11:10
11:11
11:12
11:14
Sunset
3:18
3:17
3:15
3:14
3:12
3:11

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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 -12°C on Mon afternoon, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri morning, min -21°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

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
clear
-
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 320).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 290).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
light rain
Clouds dissolving.
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: scattered
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
light rain
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog -.
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 320).
0.2 km
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 kph at 320).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
light rain
Drizzle
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 320).
40 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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