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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Fri 27 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, extremely windy from the NNE by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the NE by Wed morning).

Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
clear
mod snow
heavy snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
clear
clear
mod. snow
heavy snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
50
N
45
N
45
WNW
65
N
40
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
15
N
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
5
SSE
2
6
20
33
19
20
14
3
max °C
-17
-16
-12
-6
-11
-13
-13
-15
-14
-15
-17
-15
-13
-12
-12
-12
-13
-10
-10
min °C
-18
-17
-14
-10
-13
-14
-14
-16
-15
-17
-17
-16
-15
-12
-12
-14
-14
-11
-10
-26
-26
-23
-19
-26
-27
-28
-29
-29
-30
-28
-26
-26
-19
-20
-25
-23
-18
-14
0
0
0
0
350
500
250
350
450
400
200
250
0
0
250
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
350
400
400
200
250
200
200
200
200
250
250
250
450
3400
1600
1450
1700
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Sunrise
7:35
7:39
7:43
7:46
7:48
7:52
Sunset
6:59
6:54
6:51
6:47
6:44
6:40

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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 -6°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, extremely windy from the NNE by Sat night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the NE by Wed 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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
326 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: 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.
3 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
358 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
SHIP6418
584 km E
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
25
Moderate winds from the SSW
(25 kph at 200).
SHIP7043
586 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
25
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 200).
- km
SHIP2663
586 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
25
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 200).
- km
SHIP3876
586 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
25
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 200).
- km
SHIP8931
586 km E
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
25
Moderate winds from the SSW
(25 kph at 200).
SHIP5218
586 km E
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
25
Moderate winds from the SSW
(25 kph at 200).

* 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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