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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Thu 06 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Thu night, gales from the SW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
550
300
250
300
300
500
300
250
200
250
250
250
300
300
km/h
25
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
50
SW
35
S
35
SSW
50
SSW
60
SW
55
SW
60
WSW
55
SW
75
SW
65
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
50
SSW
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Snowflake cm
11
9
8
5
1
 mm
max °C
-13
-14
-15
-16
-17
-16
-11
-9
-8
-9
-11
-10
-10
-12
-11
-6
min °C
-14
-14
-15
-19
-17
-16
-14
-10
-9
-11
-11
-11
-11
-12
-11
-10
 chill °C
-24
-26
-28
-33
-29
-28
-27
-23
-21
-22
-23
-25
-25
-24
-22
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
9:41
9:37
9:34
9:32
9:29
Sunset
4:57
5:00
5:02
5:06
5:08

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Thu night, gales from the SW by Sat night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
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
light snow
Light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
1.5 km
Low: overcast
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
3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1130 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Rio Grande Airport
1233 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
Punta Arenas Unidad Aeropolicial
1347 km NW
61m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (40 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Instituto de la Patagonia (Jorge Schytte)
1349 km NW
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
1362 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken

* 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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