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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sun 17 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -23°C on Mon morning). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -26°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, stormy winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
km/h
70
SW
25
WSW
30
S
50
S
30
SSE
45
S
45
SSW
60
SW
55
SW
50
WSW
65
W
65
W
60
W
15
WNW
35
SSW
40
SW
65
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
1
3
11
1
8
max °C
-16
-18
-22
-23
-18
-14
-10
-6
-4
-4
-5
-5
-8
-9
-12
-15
-21
min °C
-17
-22
-23
-23
-22
-16
-12
-8
-4
-4
-5
-7
-8
-11
-13
-17
-25
-33
-34
-38
-40
-38
-30
-24
-20
-14
-14
-15
-19
-20
-20
-24
-32
-44
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1900
1850
1700
900
1100
650
200
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
1900
350
3450
8600
1800
300
350
450
250
250
200
200
250
250
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Sunrise
10:11
10:15
10:18
10:21
10:23
Sunset
4:08
4:06
4:02
4:00
3:57
3:55

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -23°C on Mon morning). Mainly gales.

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -26°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, stormy winds from the SW by Sat 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)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 230).
6.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
moderate snow
Snow
65
Gales from the SW
(65 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 230).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 160).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
1105 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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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