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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Fri 17 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -25°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon night, min -19°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, severe gales from the SW by Wed night).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
200
400
250
250
300
350
300
300
250
250
250
250
5050
250
250
250
250
250
250
km/h
50
W
70
W
45
W
20
W
5
SSW
20
S
35
SSW
35
S
45
S
50
SW
45
S
60
SSW
50
SSW
35
S
45
SSW
75
SSW
70
SW
65
SW
75
WSW
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Snowflake cm
20
2
3
2
4
23
 mm
max °C
-16
-18
-21
-24
-24
-22
-16
-16
-14
-13
-17
-18
-15
-13
-13
-13
-13
-15
-16
min °C
-17
-20
-22
-25
-25
-23
-20
-18
-15
-16
-18
-19
-17
-15
-13
-14
-14
-16
-18
 chill °C
-34
-36
-35
-36
-32
-34
-32
-31
-28
-31
-32
-35
-32
-27
-25
-28
-29
-32
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-24-27-29-27-24-19-19-20-19-23-24-21-20-19-16-16-19-22-17-19-22-25-25-23-18-17-15-15-18-19-16-14-13-14-14-16-17-10-13-16-19-21-21-19-15-10-11-13-12-12-9-8-11-11-11-11-3-8-10-14-19-19-18-16-11-11-12-11-10-11-10-7-5-4-4
Sunrise
10:41
10:38
10:36
10:33
10:30
10:27
Sunset
3:57
4:00
4:04
4:07
4:08
4:12

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -25°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon night, min -19°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, severe gales from the SW 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
-
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 300).
0.0 km
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 280).
1.0 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
-4° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1130 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 300).
0.0 km
Rio Grande Airport
1233 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: 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
-5° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 200 to 280 degs)
(6 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few

* 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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