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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Tue 26 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Tue morning, severe gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Fri morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
km/h
25
W
30
SSW
55
SSW
40
WSW
65
WSW
85
WSW
35
WSW
35
NW
55
WNW
60
W
65
WSW
65
WSW
65
SW
100
SW
100
WSW
125
WSW
110
WSW
95
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
1
10
1
2
2
1
30
5
2
max °C
-17
-14
-8
-8
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-10
-12
-11
-10
-12
-13
-10
-19
-14
min °C
-18
-17
-12
-9
-10
-9
-8
-10
-11
-11
-13
-12
-10
-13
-15
-14
-19
-16
-29
-28
-25
-21
-23
-23
-18
-22
-24
-24
-27
-26
-23
-30
-32
-32
-39
-34
0
0
0
400
800
300
0
450
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
50
0
Cloud base (m)
250
250
300
300
300
400
300
5250
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
350
300
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:36
10:37
10:41
10:44
10:45
10:48
Sunset
3:45
3:41
3:40
3:37
3:34
3:33

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Tue morning, severe gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Fri morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
303 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 300).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
Mist
Wind obs. (24 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
light rain
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
light rain
Drizzle
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 280).
3.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
light rain
Continuous light drizzle.
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 290).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
King Sejong
358 km NE
64m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 290).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).

* 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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