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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 02 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, severe gales from the SW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Tue morning). Mainly severe gales.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
20
ESE
15
SSE
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
55
WNW
45
WNW
80
SW
65
WSW
40
W
35
NW
80
NNE
25
NE
60
WSW
50
W
60
WSW
45
W
5
10
8
3
1
8
25
9
28
8
6
11
max °C
-15
-10
-10
-9
-9
-10
-11
-9
-10
-9
-9
-10
-15
-15
-18
-18
-17
min °C
-16
-14
-10
-9
-9
-10
-11
-10
-11
-10
-10
-13
-15
-16
-18
-18
-18
-25
-22
-20
-20
-19
-22
-23
-24
-23
-20
-20
-28
-25
-31
-33
-34
-33
0
0
0
0
0
500
400
150
0
250
200
200
350
50
0
100
50
Cloud base (m)
7400
250
1300
250
200
250
250
250
500
150
150
250
450
250
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:54
7:58
8:00
8:03
8:07
Sunset
6:40
6:37
6:32
6:30
6:25
6:22

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, severe gales from the SW by Sat night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Tue morning). Mainly severe gales.

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
-11° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 220).
0.1 km
Low: overcast
BaseMarambio
330 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
67
Gales from the SSW
(67 kph at 210).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
343 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 200).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
351 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
352 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 140).
0.0 km
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
-
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
-
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 340).
40 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP2878
1062 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP7956
1062 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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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