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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sun 03 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, extremely windy from the N by Sat morning).

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
km/h
40
SSE
30
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
ENE
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
60
SSW
30
SSW
15
W
35
NW
70
NNW
85
NNW
100
N
85
N
25
N
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3
15
12
max °C
-22
-17
-16
-14
-13
-13
-13
-14
-16
-15
-14
-12
-10
-9
-9
-9
-10
-12
-12
min °C
-23
-19
-16
-16
-13
-13
-14
-15
-16
-17
-15
-12
-11
-10
-9
-10
-11
-12
-14
-38
-31
-24
-23
-13
-19
-22
-25
-27
-28
-30
-22
-19
-22
-22
-25
-27
-27
-25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5350
400
300
300
350
300
350
350
350
500
300
250
250
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Sunrise
9:29
9:33
9:36
9:38
9:41
9:45
Sunset
4:50
4:45
4:43
4:39
4:37
4:34

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, extremely windy from the N 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)
326 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
72
Gales from the SW
(72 kph at 220).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
330 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-24° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
78
Severe gales from the SSW
(78 kph at 200).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
BaseEsperanza
343 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-19° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
76
Severe gales from the SW
(76 kph at 230).
0.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
351 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
heavy snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
352 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
57
Near gales from the E
(57 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: broken
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(50 kph at 110).
4.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 120).
SHIP3137
383 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP5779
383 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6973
383 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° 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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