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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Thu 21 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Fri night). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, near gales from the W by Wed afternoon).

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
km/h
40
SW
25
SW
40
SW
75
WSW
65
SW
85
SW
60
SSW
55
SSW
30
SW
15
SW
25
W
25
NW
25
WNW
50
WSW
50
SW
35
SW
45
W
55
W
35
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
4
1
1
8
2
2
max °C
-8
-11
-15
-17
-19
-16
-10
-9
-9
-9
-9
-10
-11
-16
-12
-10
-11
-12
-10
min °C
-10
-13
-17
-22
-20
-18
-14
-9
-9
-9
-9
-11
-15
-16
-14
-11
-12
-12
-11
-20
-23
-34
-40
-37
-36
-30
-21
-18
-18
-18
-20
-28
-30
-27
-22
-24
-25
-23
750
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
200
250
250
300
250
250
250
300
300
8550
1550
300
300
300
300
300
300
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:23
10:26
10:30
10:33
10:36
10:37
Sunset
3:55
3:52
3:49
3:47
3:45
3:41

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Fri night). Mainly stormy winds.

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, near gales from the W by Wed afternoon).

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.
3 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 340).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
4 hours ago
6° C
-
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 340).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
4 hours ago
-2° C
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
4 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Fog -.
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 300).
0.3 km
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
4 hours ago
2° C
Mist
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 290).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
4 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
4 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
0.9 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
4 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
41
Strong winds from the NNE
(41 kph at 20).
2.5 km
Mid: overcast
1105 km NW
14m alt.
4 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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