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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 18 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the SW by Sun morning).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light rain
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
light rain
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
km/h
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
WNW
30
SW
25
SW
5
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSW
30
SW
20
NW
35
NW
60
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
5
2
25
24
32
0.3
10
max °C
-13
-10
-9
-6
0
2
3
4
1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-4
-4
-3
-7
min °C
-14
-13
-10
-8
-5
1
3
1
0
-1
-2
-3
-3
-8
-5
-5
-11
-21
-20
-16
-13
-11
-5
-2
-4
-6
-7
-4
-8
-9
-15
-11
-15
-24
0
0
0
0
0
1600
1850
1850
1500
850
600
400
0
0
0
350
0
Cloud base (m)
5500
800
300
400
250
250
250
250
250
4950
250
200
150
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:15
10:18
10:21
10:23
10:26
Sunset
4:06
4:02
4:00
3:57
3:55
3:52

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the SW by Sun 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.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
74
Gales from the SSW
(74 kph at 210).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
81
Severe gales from the SSW
(81 kph at 200).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
78
Severe gales from the SSW
(78 kph at 200).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
54 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
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: few
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
54 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: scattered
hy2c310E61S
819 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
71
Gales from the SSW
(71 kph at 198).
- km
hy2c309E60S
826 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
70
Gales from the SSW
(70 kph at 195).
- 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.

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