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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Tue 12 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -27°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun night, min -24°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Sat night, moderate winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
PM
night
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night
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AM
PM
night
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cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
km/h
25
W
45
W
60
WSW
80
W
65
W
65
SW
75
SW
85
SW
75
SW
45
S
40
SW
40
SSW
45
S
80
SSE
60
SSE
35
S
35
WSW
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2
5
13
2
3
15
4
2
max °C
-17
-6
-6
-9
-17
-19
-21
-25
-26
-23
-21
-22
-24
-19
-16
-14
-13
min °C
-19
-16
-7
-13
-21
-21
-23
-27
-27
-24
-22
-23
-24
-23
-17
-14
-16
-30
-29
-18
-29
-38
-38
-43
-48
-48
-40
-38
-37
-40
-41
-32
-25
-30
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4250
450
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200
200
200
200
200
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200
200
250
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Sunrise
9:56
10:00
10:03
10:06
10:08
Sunset
4:23
4:21
4:17
4:15
4:12
4:08

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -27°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Thu night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun night, min -24°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Sat night, moderate winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

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
-9° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 170).
0.1 km
Low: broken
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
Fog, depositing rime, sky visible.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
0.1 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: clear
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
32 km
Mid: few
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 70).
30 km
Mid: clear
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
26 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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