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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Tue 19 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the W by Sat morning).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
km/h
40
SSW
55
SSW
50
SW
55
SW
45
WSW
45
W
30
SW
30
W
10
S
25
SSW
40
SSW
75
WSW
135
W
105
W
115
W
75
WSW
80
WSW
55
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
13
1
1
31
33
12
3
max °C
-13
-9
-7
-4
-4
-5
-3
-5
-9
-12
-11
-8
-8
-13
-16
-14
-14
-11
min °C
-15
-11
-8
-4
-5
-5
-3
-6
-11
-12
-12
-11
-10
-15
-17
-15
-14
-13
-28
-24
-20
-14
-15
-14
-11
-14
-20
-21
-23
-24
-26
-33
-36
-31
-30
-27
0
0
0
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1850
1850
1350
1100
750
450
50
0
0
400
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
350
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350
250
250
300
1550
200
250
300
400
200
250
250
250
250
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Sunrise
10:15
10:18
10:21
10:23
10:26
10:30
Sunset
4:02
4:00
3:57
3:55
3:52
3:49

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the W 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
303 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
65
Gales from the SW
(65 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
-
70
Gales from the SSW
(70 kph at 210).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
-
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: clear
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
Clear skies.
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: clear
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 180).
0.0 km
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: clear
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
41
Strong winds from the SSE
(41 kph at 160).
0.9 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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