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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sat 18 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon night, min -25°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun morning, near gales from the S by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, stormy winds from the SW by Wed night).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
400
350
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
200
km/h
25
W
10
SSW
20
S
30
SSW
55
SSW
40
S
50
SW
40
S
35
SSW
45
SW
40
S
55
SSW
60
SSW
90
SW
80
SW
75
WSW
70
WSW
65
WSW
50
W
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
7
21
12
11
13
 mm
max °C
-23
-24
-22
-15
-14
-13
-12
-15
-16
-14
-13
-12
-11
-13
-15
-16
-17
-18
-18
min °C
-25
-24
-23
-20
-15
-14
-16
-16
-17
-15
-14
-12
-11
-14
-16
-17
-17
-18
-21
 chill °C
-36
-33
-35
-32
-29
-26
-30
-28
-30
-29
-26
-25
-24
-30
-32
-34
-33
-34
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
10:38
10:36
10:33
10:30
10:27
10:25
Sunset
4:00
4:04
4:07
4:08
4:12
4:15

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon night, min -25°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun morning, near gales from the S by Tue afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, stormy winds 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
-
59
Near gales from the S
(59 kph at 180).
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
-1° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 310).
1.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
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
-5° 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
-5° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 330 to 030 degs)
(6 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: few
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 240).
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.
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).

* 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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