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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the NE by Tue morning).

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
300
300
250
250
250
350
250
400
250
250
200
250
300
250
200
250
200
km/h
45
SW
35
SW
25
W
25
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
25
SW
15
W
20
N
5
W
5
SW
35
NE
55
NE
30
N
30
NE
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Snowflake cm
1
1
4
3
4
1
1
16
1
3
11
2
10
 mm
max °C
-4
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-7
-7
-8
-8
-9
-9
-7
-6
min °C
-5
-7
-6
-7
-8
-7
-8
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
-10
-11
-7
-8
 chill °C
-14
-16
-14
-15
-16
-15
-16
-14
-15
-14
-11
-8
-13
-20
-24
-16
-16
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
9:18
9:15
9:11
9:07
9:04
Sunset
5:15
5:17
5:21
5:24
5:28
5:30

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the NE by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
clear
-
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 230).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour 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
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
1105 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
1105 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
No report.
7
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 270 to 350 degs)
(7 kph at 310).
0.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1130 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Rio Grande Airport
1233 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
Mist -.
9
Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 080 to 140 degs)
(9 kph at 110).
4.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
1326 km NW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
Punta Arenas Unidad Aeropolicial
1347 km NW
61m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (40 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.

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