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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sun morning).

Mon
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
55
SW
45
SW
35
WSW
35
W
30
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
40
NNW
60
N
75
NNW
70
N
60
N
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NE
35
NE
 cm 
3
9
1
8
29
57
35
41
15
3
 mm 
max°C
-12
-10
-11
-10
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
-6
-7
-8
-9
-8
-7
-7
min°C
-13
-11
-12
-10
-9
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
-6
-7
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
chill°C 
-26
-24
-23
-20
-18
-14
-14
-15
-17
-18
-18
-19
-21
-19
-16
-14
-18
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
50
200
300
0
250
250
450
0
100
50
0
350
200
Cloud base (m)
300
450
300
300
300
400
300
300
300
250
250
250
300
250
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-14-14-13-12-11-12-12-12-10-9-10-11-13-12-12-11-13-11-12-10-9-8-8-8-7-7-6-7-9-9-9-8-8-10-8-7-5-4-4-4-4-3-3-2-4-5-5-4-3-4-11-10-40121-111101-1122
Sunrise
7:47
7:43
7:39
7:37
7:33
Sunset
6:31
6:35
6:37
6:40
6:44
6:46

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed morning).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sun morning).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
326 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 320).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
351 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
352 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
1103 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
1103 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
6
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 340 to 120 degs)
(6 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1130 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Rio Grande Airport
1233 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
1326 km NW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
SHIP14
1344 km NW
-m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
-
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 280).
SHIP3975
1344 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 280).

* 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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