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

Mount Francais Weather Forecast

Trojan Range · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun morning, near gales from the SW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
250
250
200
200
200
200
250
250
250
250
km/h
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
30
SW
50
SW
50
SW
50
SW
40
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
3
14
2
3
 mm
max °C
-13
-12
-12
-11
-2
-2
-7
-8
-9
-11
-15
-16
-15
-13
-11
-8
min °C
-14
-13
-12
-12
-7
-4
-9
-9
-10
-12
-15
-16
-16
-14
-12
-10
 chill °C
-20
-18
-16
-20
-14
-13
-21
-20
-22
-24
-26
-28
-27
-26
-23
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
7:33
7:28
7:26
7:22
7:18
Sunset
6:46
6:50
6:52
6:55
6:59

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun morning, near gales from the SW by Mon night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri 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.
1 hour ago
-15°C
moderate snow
Small hail/snow pellets.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
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
-6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
1105 km NW
14m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
1105 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1130 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 220 to 350 degs)
(6 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Rio Grande Airport
1233 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 310).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Punta Arenas Unidad Aeropolicial
1347 km NW
61m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (40 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Instituto de la Patagonia (Jorge Schytte)
1349 km NW
8m alt.
1 hour 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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