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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sun 24 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
km/h
50
SSW
15
WSW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
35
WSW
45
SSW
55
SW
70
WSW
90
SW
100
SSW
45
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
15
WSW
20
WNW
30
NNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
4
4
6
6
2
13
3
1
2
max °C
-9
-9
-8
-13
-15
-17
-18
-14
-8
-11
-12
-8
-7
-8
-6
-6
-8
-8
min °C
-9
-9
-10
-14
-16
-19
-19
-17
-11
-12
-13
-13
-8
-8
-7
-7
-8
-9
-20
-16
-21
-27
-28
-31
-32
-31
-25
-27
-29
-29
-19
-17
-17
-14
-16
-18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
500
0
0
0
0
0
0
1400
400
Cloud base (m)
250
300
5650
300
250
250
250
250
300
300
300
300
350
300
300
5850
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Sunrise
10:30
10:33
10:36
10:37
10:41
10:44
Sunset
3:49
3:47
3:45
3:41
3:40
3:37

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
303 km NE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 100).
30 km
Mid: clear
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 50).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-15° C
-
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: clear
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 200).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB284E64S
613 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NE
(38 kph at 47).
- km

* 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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