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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Wed 15 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri afternoon, min -29°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, near gales from the WNW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -26°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat night, near gales from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
km/h
30
SW
30
WSW
10
N
15
SSW
35
SW
45
WSW
45
W
35
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
60
SW
40
SSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
15
26
12
1
 mm
max °C
-28
-25
-24
-24
-19
-16
-15
-15
-15
-17
-21
-23
-19
-15
-15
-14
-14
min °C
-29
-28
-24
-25
-23
-17
-15
-15
-15
-19
-26
-24
-21
-19
-15
-14
-14
 chill °C
-45
-46
-32
-34
-37
-30
-28
-27
-28
-32
-41
-37
-34
-32
-26
-28
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1600
2150
400
300
350
600
400
200
200
250
600
1300
400
350
300
250
250
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-33-32-30-30-24-21-20-21-20-23-29-26-22-18-16-16-18-29-27-24-25-21-17-15-15-15-18-24-24-20-17-15-14-14-22-20-17-19-18-13-8-9-9-12-18-21-19-16-14-13-11-20-18-13-15-14-8-3-3-3-8-15-18-18-17-15-13-14
Sunrise
10:47
10:44
10:41
10:38
10:36
Sunset
3:49
3:52
3:55
3:57
4:00
4:04

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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 afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri afternoon, min -29°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, near gales from the WNW by Sat morning).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -26°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat night, near gales from the SW by Mon afternoon).

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
-24° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 220).
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.
2 hours ago
-9° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).
9.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
1105 km NW
14m alt.
3 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
Light snow.
13
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 240 to 300 degs)
(13 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1130 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 250).
3.5 km
Low: overcast
Rio Grande Airport
1233 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 300).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Punta Arenas Unidad Aeropolicial
1347 km NW
61m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 260).
Instituto de la Patagonia (Jorge Schytte)
1349 km NW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-
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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