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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Fri 15 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun morning, min -24°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -20°C on Mon night). Mainly severe gales.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow shwrs
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
km/h
55
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
55
SSW
55
SSW
65
SW
20
W
25
S
45
S
55
S
40
SSW
50
SW
70
SSW
55
WSW
70
W
65
W
85
WSW
65
SSW
20
N
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Snow map
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1
1
1
1
12
1
1
max °C
-19
-21
-24
-18
-17
-17
-17
-21
-21
-15
-11
-7
-4
-5
-5
-6
-9
-10
-9
min °C
-21
-22
-24
-23
-17
-17
-20
-22
-21
-20
-13
-9
-6
-5
-6
-7
-10
-10
-13
-37
-37
-39
-40
-32
-33
-28
-36
-36
-36
-25
-20
-18
-15
-17
-19
-24
-23
-25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1800
1700
1300
0
0
1300
Cloud base (m)
200
200
250
250
2250
450
3100
5100
2200
350
400
250
250
250
250
5150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:06
10:08
10:11
10:15
10:18
10:21
Sunset
4:12
4:08
4:06
4:02
4:00
3:57

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun morning, min -24°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly gales.

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -20°C on Mon night). 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
303 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 220).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 230).
28 km
Mid: clear
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: few
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
snow showers
Light snow showers.
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 230).
3.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 240).
1.2 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 270).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP2978
938 km NW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
5° 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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