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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 28 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri night, stormy winds from the W by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
km/h
55
WNW
70
WNW
70
WSW
60
SW
40
SSW
50
SW
75
WSW
80
SW
90
WSW
110
W
85
WSW
100
SW
105
SW
95
SSW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
9
1
2
1
9
40
18
1
2
max °C
-8
-8
-11
-11
-9
-8
-10
-11
-10
-11
-16
-21
-16
-12
-11
-9
-6
min °C
-10
-12
-11
-11
-11
-8
-12
-11
-11
-13
-23
-22
-22
-15
-12
-11
-7
-23
-26
-25
-24
-24
-19
-28
-26
-26
-30
-44
-43
-43
-33
-23
-21
-15
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
300
400
300
300
300
300
400
300
300
350
300
300
350
300
350
2100
6000
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Sunrise
10:44
10:45
10:48
10:51
10:53
Sunset
3:40
3:37
3:34
3:33
3:30
3:29

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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 morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri night, stormy winds from the W by Sun morning).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue night).

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
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
Mist
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 260).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 340).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 340).
35 km
Mid: scattered
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
Fog, sky not visible, no change.
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 300).
0.2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 300).
0.2 km
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
Mist
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
5.0 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
Mist
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
1105 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
1106 km NW
18m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 300).
30 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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