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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sat 30 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sun night, near gales from the SW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Wed morning, gales from the NW by Wed night).

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
km/h
55
SW
85
W
95
SW
85
WSW
105
WSW
100
WSW
95
SW
105
SW
70
SW
60
SW
45
WSW
25
WNW
20
NNW
30
WNW
55
NNW
65
WNW
60
WSW
40
SSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
5
1
5
41
14
2
1
6
4
3
max °C
-8
-10
-10
-10
-11
-14
-18
-14
-11
-8
-6
-6
-6
-6
-8
-13
-10
-5
min °C
-9
-13
-11
-11
-13
-18
-18
-17
-13
-10
-7
-6
-6
-7
-12
-13
-13
-8
-21
-29
-26
-26
-29
-36
-36
-36
-28
-23
-17
-14
-13
-16
-26
-27
-27
-20
0
300
0
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
900
900
300
150
0
Cloud base (m)
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
500
300
300
300
300
300
300
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Sunrise
10:45
10:48
10:51
10:53
10:56
10:57
Sunset
3:34
3:33
3:30
3:29
3:26
3:25

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sun night, near gales from the SW by Mon night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Wed morning, gales from the NW by Wed 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
303 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
State of sky unchanged.
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 160).
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: clear
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
57 minutes 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
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
57 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
Mist
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 160).
30 km
Mid: overcast
1105 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: few
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1130 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Rio Grande Airport
1233 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 140).
0.0 km
Low: few

* 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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