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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Tue 21 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Wed morning). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
300
250
250
250
250
250
250
300
250
250
250
250
300
200
km/h
40
S
55
SW
45
SSW
60
SSW
60
S
65
SSW
75
SSW
55
SSW
60
SW
45
SW
25
SSW
15
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
30
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
2
13
 mm
max °C
-15
-15
-14
-16
-14
-10
-9
-8
-9
-10
-9
-10
-12
-13
-14
-15
-16
-17
min °C
-16
-16
-15
-17
-17
-13
-10
-9
-11
-11
-10
-12
-12
-13
-16
-15
-17
-20
 chill °C
-31
-31
-29
-33
-32
-26
-24
-21
-24
-23
-19
-23
-24
-25
-28
-26
-30
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
10:33
10:30
10:27
10:25
10:22
10:18
Sunset
4:07
4:08
4:12
4:15
4:17
4:21

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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 Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Wed morning). Mainly gales.

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

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
-
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 200).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 250).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
1105 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
No report.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1130 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
ASCATC272E66S
1161 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATC271E67S
1195 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATC271E66S
1218 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 223).
- km
Rio Grande Airport
1233 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast

* 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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