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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Mon 15 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue night, min -28°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Thu morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Sat night).

Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
km/h
25
SW
30
SSW
15
S
55
SSW
70
SW
75
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
20
W
30
SSE
30
S
55
S
55
SW
70
SW
70
SW
75
SW
85
WSW
105
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
3
1
4
6
1
2
19
max °C
-27
-26
-24
-21
-19
-17
-17
-17
-19
-17
-16
-13
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-9
min °C
-27
-27
-28
-23
-20
-18
-18
-18
-20
-18
-16
-16
-13
-12
-14
-12
-11
-12
-41
-42
-42
-40
-38
-35
-32
-31
-25
-30
-27
-30
-26
-26
-29
-27
-26
-28
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
Cloud base (m)
250
300
450
350
350
300
250
250
250
250
300
350
300
300
300
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
11:17
11:18
11:18
11:18
11:19
11:19
Sunset
3:11
3:10
3:10
3:10
3:10
3:10

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue night, min -28°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Thu morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Sat 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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 200).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the ESE
(30 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC290E68S
460 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the S
(21 kph at 190).
- km
ASCATC292E68S
464 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 66).
- km
ASCATC289E67S
469 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SSW
(27 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATC291E68S
473 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the ESE
(16 kph at 109).
- km
ASCATC289E68S
477 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SSW
(23 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATC292E69S
481 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 60).
- 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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