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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Mon 04 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the N by Sat night).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
km/h
20
ESE
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
S
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WNW
50
NW
70
NNW
90
N
105
N
35
NW
30
W
45
SW
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29
6
1
1
max °C
-14
-13
-13
-12
-14
-15
-13
-12
-12
-10
-9
-9
-8
-9
-10
-11
-15
-17
-16
min °C
-15
-13
-13
-13
-14
-16
-16
-13
-12
-11
-10
-9
-10
-10
-11
-14
-16
-17
-17
-24
-18
-19
-22
-23
-28
-28
-23
-22
-21
-18
-17
-22
-23
-26
-28
-28
-28
-29
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
300
300
350
300
300
350
350
350
350
300
300
250
300
300
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-13-13-13-14-16-15-13-12-11-10-9-9-10-11-13-16-17-17-12-11-11-12-11-11-10-8-8-7-6-6-8-8-9-11-13-14-13-10-9-10-10-8-7-7-5-5-5-4-5-5-6-7-8-8-9-9-10-10-9-9-4-2-4-5-4-6-5-5-5-3-3-2-2-4-5
Sunrise
9:33
9:36
9:38
9:41
9:45
9:48
Sunset
4:45
4:43
4:39
4:37
4:34
4:30

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, fresh 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 -8°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the N 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
302 km NE
111m alt.
46 minutes ago
-5° C
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 150).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
326 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-
80
Severe gales from the SW
(80 kph at 220).
0.1 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
BaseMarambio
330 km E
200m alt.
46 minutes ago
-22° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
59
Near gales from the S
(59 kph at 190).
5.0 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
343 km ENE
24m alt.
46 minutes ago
-13° C
Clouds dissolving.
65
Gales from the SW
(65 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: few
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
351 km NE
48m alt.
46 minutes ago
-6° C
snow showers
Clouds dissolving.
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 160).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
46 minutes ago
-7° C
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP3003
385 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
SHIP4217
385 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP5176
385 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° 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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