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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Thu 03 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 -10°C on Fri morning, min -24°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun morning, min -23°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
300
300
300
300
300
250
300
250
200
200
200
150
200
200
5500
400
250
km/h
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
45
SSW
40
WSW
45
W
75
SW
60
WSW
30
W
40
WSW
30
W
20
NNW
15
S
15
ESE
15
E
15
SW
15
SW
20
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
32
2
24
11
4
20
2
 mm
max °C
-24
-21
-13
-10
-10
-10
-12
-12
-12
-14
-14
-15
-23
-21
-20
-20
-20
-20
min °C
-24
-23
-19
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-14
-14
-15
-22
-23
-22
-21
-21
-20
-22
 chill °C
-38
-37
-32
-23
-23
-26
-27
-25
-26
-26
-24
-31
-32
-32
-29
-30
-28
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-25-19-14-12-13-15-15-18-19-20-24-28-25-24-24-22-25-24-22-16-11-11-11-12-12-13-14-15-19-23-22-21-21-20-21-21-19-15-9-9-7-8-7-7-8-8-12-18-18-17-17-16-18-19-18-19-15-9-3-3-3-2-1-1-6-11-13-15-12-10-14
Sunrise
8:08
8:04
8:02
7:58
7:54
7:50
Sunset
6:17
6:21
6:23
6:25
6:29
6:31

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 -10°C on Fri morning, min -24°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun morning, min -23°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Francais at the specific elevation of 2000 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
BaseBernardoO higgins
309 km ENE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
Wind obs. (37 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
331 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
-
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: few
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
59 minutes ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
59 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-33°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-18°C
-
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: few
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