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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 11 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the N by Sun night).

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
250
300
300
300
250
2050
300
300
300
300
300
250
250
250
300
250
250
200
km/h
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
35
SW
20
WSW
5
WNW
20
SW
45
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
20
W
20
WSW
10
NW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
1
1
1
4
2
3
6
2
6
 mm
max °C
-7
-8
-5
-3
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
min °C
-8
-8
-7
-3
-5
-6
-6
-5
-7
-7
-6
-7
-6
-7
-7
-7
-8
-7
 chill °C
-17
-17
-13
-11
-9
-11
-13
-14
-16
-15
-12
-15
-15
-15
-14
-14
-15
-13
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:29
9:25
9:22
9:18
9:15
9:11
Sunset
5:08
5:12
5:15
5:17
5:21
5:24

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the N by Sun 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)
327 km E
232m alt.
3 hours ago
-18° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
57 minutes ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 130).
0.2 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
57 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
1105 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
1105 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1130 km NW
204m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1233 km NW
102m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
1326 km NW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
ASCATC268E67S
1338 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the N
(36 kph at 358).
- 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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