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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Fri 04 Sep Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed night, min -19°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
300
300
250
300
250
350
200
200
200
350
1550
550
350
300
300
250
km/h
30
SW
25
WSW
20
W
45
SW
30
SW
10
W
25
WSW
20
W
15
SW
5
SE
10
ESE
5
WNW
10
W
20
WSW
10
SW
0
SE
10
W
20
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
20
1
4
5
9
1
 mm
max °C
-9
-9
-7
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-15
-19
-18
-18
-18
-17
-17
-16
-17
-14
min °C
-11
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-12
-19
-19
-19
-18
-19
-17
-19
-16
-17
-15
 chill °C
-21
-18
-16
-18
-16
-14
-16
-21
-24
-24
-25
-18
-26
-26
-26
-16
-23
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-12-14-13-15-17-18-22-24-25-25-26-24-23-24-21-18-20-11-10-11-11-12-13-14-17-21-22-22-22-21-20-21-19-17-17-10-9-8-8-8-8-8-10-17-19-19-18-19-17-18-16-17-15-16-11-3-4-3-3-1-3-12-14-16-16-14-15-18-15-14-16
Sunrise
8:04
8:02
7:58
7:54
7:50
7:47
Sunset
6:21
6:23
6:25
6:29
6:31
6:35

Loading...

Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed night, min -19°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night).

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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
303 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 290).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
35 km
Mid: clear
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: clear
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours 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
-7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
30 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).
ASCATC292E62S
361 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATC293E62S
389 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 218).
- km

* 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