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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sun 19 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, gales from the NNE by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu morning, light winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
15
NW
15
N
25
NNE
50
NNE
50
NNE
55
N
50
N
50
N
20
N
30
N
25
NNE
50
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
25
NE
15
S
1
2
15
19
19
27
2
4
1
2
2
2
2
max °C
-13
-12
-11
-10
-9
-9
-11
-11
-12
-12
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
min °C
-13
-13
-12
-11
-11
-11
-12
-11
-13
-12
-12
-11
-12
-13
-13
-12
-12
-21
-21
-22
-23
-23
-22
-24
-23
-22
-22
-20
-23
-24
-24
-24
-21
-16
0
0
0
0
0
0
350
250
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
400
250
1500
250
200
200
200
250
300
200
250
200
200
250
250
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:45
8:48
8:52
8:55
8:57
Sunset
5:40
5:37
5:34
5:30
5:27
5:22

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, gales from the NNE by Mon night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu morning, light winds from the ESE 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
BaseEsperanza
344 km ENE
24m alt.
40 minutes ago
-1° C
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: few
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
40 minutes 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
0° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
358 km NE
11m alt.
40 minutes ago
0° C
Mist
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
4.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
40 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseSanMartin
423 km S
7m alt.
40 minutes ago
-1° C
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseOrcadas
1047 km ENE
8m alt.
40 minutes ago
1° C
Fog, sky not visible, becoming thicker.
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 320).
0.1 km
Mid: sky obscured
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1130 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Rio Grande Airport
1233 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 310).
0.0 km

* 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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