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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Wed 27 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
100
WSW
40
WSW
50
WNW
65
WNW
70
WSW
55
SW
55
SW
55
SW
80
W
105
WSW
105
W
110
W
115
SW
90
SW
75
SW
75
SW
45
SW
45
SW
30
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
6
2
4
24
5
2
max °C
-7
-6
-8
-9
-10
-12
-8
-8
-9
-11
-11
-13
-21
-19
-17
-12
-11
-8
-6
min °C
-10
-7
-9
-12
-11
-12
-12
-8
-10
-13
-12
-20
-21
-22
-19
-15
-11
-10
-7
-24
-16
-22
-26
-24
-25
-25
-19
-25
-30
-28
-40
-42
-42
-36
-31
-22
-21
-16
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
400
300
300
350
1600
7500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:41
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Mainly extremely windy.

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

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
ASCATB299E63S
209 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATC300E63S
262 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
268 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 259).
- km
Captain Arturo Prat Base
303 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
State of sky unchanged.
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC301E63S
326 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 kph at 262).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB301E63S
331 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 256).
- km
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
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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