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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 18 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon night, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, gales from the N by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed night, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Tue night, severe gales from the NNE by Wed night).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
60
NNW
40
WNW
30
W
35
NW
35
NNW
45
NNW
70
N
55
N
65
N
50
NNW
50
NNW
30
NNW
55
NNE
60
N
55
NNE
55
WNW
45
NW
4
5
4
1
6
4
12
22
16
27
1
2
33
34
18
14
max °C
-17
-18
-18
-18
-15
-13
-13
-12
-12
-17
-17
-18
-14
-13
-17
-17
-19
min °C
-17
-19
-19
-19
-18
-13
-13
-13
-14
-18
-18
-19
-16
-17
-17
-18
-20
-32
-33
-31
-32
-31
-25
-27
-26
-27
-33
-32
-31
-30
-33
-32
-31
-34
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
300
200
0
0
0
50
50
0
Cloud base (m)
250
350
250
250
250
450
600
250
200
200
200
200
200
200
150
200
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:42
8:45
8:48
8:52
8:55
Sunset
5:44
5:40
5:37
5:34
5:30
5:27

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon night, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, gales from the N by Mon afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed night, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Tue night, severe gales from the NNE 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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
72
Gales from the NNW
(72 kph at 330).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
Fog, sky not visible, becoming thicker.
56
Near gales from the NNW
(56 kph at 340).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour 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
3° C
clear
Mist -.
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 20).
4.0 km
Low: overcast
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
0° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
Fog, sky visible, thinning.
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 320).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
1105 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
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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