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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Fri 07 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat morning, severe gales from the SW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
400
250
250
300
350
250
250
200
250
250
250
300
300
300
300
km/h
50
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
60
SSW
55
SW
70
SW
70
SW
60
SW
75
SW
45
SW
55
SW
55
SW
40
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
9
14
10
10
5
6
1
 mm
max °C
-15
-16
-15
-11
-10
-8
-9
-12
-12
-12
-13
-14
-12
-10
-9
-8
min °C
-19
-17
-16
-14
-11
-9
-11
-12
-12
-12
-14
-14
-13
-11
-9
-8
 chill °C
-34
-30
-29
-28
-24
-22
-23
-26
-27
-25
-27
-28
-24
-21
-16
-14
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-20-19-16-13-11-13-16-15-16-18-18-15-13-13-11-17-17-16-13-11-9-10-12-12-12-14-14-13-11-9-8-14-14-13-10-8-6-6-7-7-7-9-10-10-9-6-6-11-13-14-12-5-2-1-1-1-1-2-3-8-9-8-9
Sunrise
9:37
9:34
9:32
9:29
9:25
Sunset
5:00
5:02
5:06
5:08
5:12

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat morning, severe gales from the SW by Mon morning).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed 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
-
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 230).
0.0 km
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
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
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
2° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1130 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1233 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Punta Arenas Unidad Aeropolicial
1347 km NW
61m alt.
2 hours 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.
2 hours ago
-6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.

* 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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