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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sat 02 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue afternoon, min -23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun morning, light winds from the S by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the NW by Fri morning).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
km/h
40
WSW
50
S
45
SSE
40
SE
20
SE
15
SE
25
ESE
10
S
15
SSW
10
WNW
35
WSW
40
W
55
SW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
W
105
NW
85
NW
95
WNW
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7
2
2
2
4
15
18
12
max °C
-21
-21
-21
-19
-16
-16
-13
-13
-12
-12
-15
-17
-13
-12
-12
-10
-10
-15
-17
min °C
-22
-21
-22
-23
-17
-16
-15
-13
-13
-14
-16
-18
-18
-13
-12
-11
-11
-15
-19
-35
-36
-38
-38
-27
-24
-25
-18
-20
-23
-28
-32
-33
-26
-25
-24
-26
-32
-37
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
300
0
500
250
Cloud base (m)
250
300
5400
400
300
300
400
350
500
350
300
300
300
250
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Sunrise
9:26
9:29
9:33
9:36
9:38
9:41
Sunset
4:52
4:50
4:45
4:43
4:39
4:37

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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 Sat night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue afternoon, min -23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun morning, light winds from the S by Tue morning).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the NW by Fri 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
-25° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
65
Gales from the SSW
(65 kph at 210).
0.2 km
Low: no significant cloud
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
352 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
358 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
SHIP7673
428 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
1103 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
SHIP6367
430 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
SHIP9301
430 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2308
430 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
SHIP7949
430 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP8666
430 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° 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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