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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 16 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm) on Wed night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
mod rain
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
mod. rain
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
km/h
10
S
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
15
ENE
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
WNW
20
WSW
10
NNW
15
NNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
2
18
6
max °C
-15
-13
-13
-12
-11
-13
-13
-10
-8
-6
-1
1
4
3
2
2
-1
min °C
-15
-15
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-9
-7
-5
0
3
2
2
1
-4
-22
-25
-24
-23
-18
-20
-20
-20
-16
-12
-11
-6
-3
-3
-3
-4
-8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1950
1700
1500
1500
450
Cloud base (m)
3650
250
250
1900
400
2450
1800
300
350
600
300
300
200
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Sunrise
10:08
10:11
10:15
10:18
10:21
Sunset
4:12
4:08
4:06
4:02
4:00
3:57

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm) on Wed night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu 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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
326 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
63
Gales from the SSW
(63 kph at 200).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
330 km E
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-17° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
78
Severe gales from the SSW
(78 kph at 200).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
BaseEsperanza
343 km ENE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-14° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
65
Gales from the SW
(65 kph at 230).
0.3 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
351 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
352 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(50 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 160).
30 km
Mid: 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.
1 hour ago
-
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: few
SHIP2841
586 km NW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
SHIP7783
586 km NW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C

* 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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