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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 23 Apr Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed morning).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
25
ENE
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
SSW
15
SW
30
SW
30
SW
15
WSW
15
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
25
NNE
1
1
1
7
3
5
1
1
max °C
-5
-5
-9
-9
-9
-9
-11
-11
-10
-7
-4
-4
-5
-6
-8
-8
-6
min °C
-6
-8
-9
-9
-9
-10
-12
-12
-11
-8
-6
-5
-5
-7
-8
-8
-8
-13
-12
-14
-9
-9
-17
-23
-23
-17
-14
-14
-12
-11
-10
-12
-14
-16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
50
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
200
500
1400
1150
2200
2200
250
250
300
650
200
200
200
200
250
250
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-18-18-19-19-17-19-18-16-14-12-13-15-16-15-14-13-12-12-14-14-14-13-16-15-14-11-9-9-11-12-11-11-10-6-7-9-9-9-10-12-12-11-8-5-5-5-7-8-8-7-4-5-6-6-7-7-6-8-6-4-200-2-5-5-4
Sunrise
8:57
9:02
9:04
9:07
9:11
Sunset
5:27
5:22
5:20
5:15
5:13
5:09

Loading...

Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Francais at the specific elevation of 1000 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.
53 minutes ago
-16° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 230).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-16° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 230).
0.2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 230).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
44
Strong winds from the ENE
(44 kph at 60).
2.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
59
Near gales from the E
(59 kph at 90).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-
74
Gales from the E
(74 kph at 90).
30 km
Mid: scattered
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
light rain
Continuous light drizzle.
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 20).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
1105 km NW
14m alt.
3 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.

Mount Francais Photos