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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sun 17 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 8mm) on Wed night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
night
AM
PM
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PM
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PM
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PM
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light rain
light rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
km/h
10
ENE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
20
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
NE
30
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
11
1
1
0.2
0.4
8
max °C
-12
-13
-14
-10
-8
-6
1
3
4
4
-1
-1
-2
-5
-8
-9
-10
-9
-6
min °C
-13
-13
-14
-13
-9
-7
-5
2
4
0
-1
-2
-4
-6
-8
-10
-11
-10
-10
-18
-20
-21
-20
-16
-12
-12
-4
-1
-6
-7
-5
-7
-14
-18
-20
-20
-19
-18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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1850
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300
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0
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Cloud base (m)
1950
400
8800
5900
1450
300
300
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250
250
200
200
250
250
250
250
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:11
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 new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 8mm) on Wed night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

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
-12° C
light snow
Light snow.
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 200).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours 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
-2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours 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
9° C
No report.
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1130 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (54 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Rio Grande Airport
1233 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 290).
0.0 km
Mid: scattered
Punta Arenas Unidad Aeropolicial
1347 km NW
61m alt.
2 hours ago
-
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 260).
Instituto de la Patagonia (Jorge Schytte)
1349 km NW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).

* 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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