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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Thu 16 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri afternoon, min -26°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon morning, light winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
35
SW
50
W
40
W
45
WNW
55
WNW
35
W
20
WSW
15
SW
25
S
35
SSW
50
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
45
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
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Snowflake cm
6
8
22
3
1
 mm
max °C
-19
-16
-15
-15
-17
-21
-25
-25
-22
-17
-16
-14
-14
-16
-16
-15
-17
-15
-15
min °C
-23
-18
-16
-16
-19
-23
-26
-26
-24
-21
-16
-16
-15
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
-15
 chill °C
-36
-32
-29
-29
-34
-37
-39
-36
-36
-34
-30
-29
-27
-27
-28
-31
-27
-26
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
400
250
200
250
250
1550
350
250
250
250
250
300
400
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-22-21-22-23-26-30-28-25-20-17-19-20-21-22-22-21-20-20-21-17-16-16-18-22-26-26-23-19-16-15-15-16-16-16-17-16-15-17-11-9-9-12-17-21-23-22-19-17-13-10-12-10-11-13-13-11-14-6-4-3-6-14-18-21-20-19-17-16-12-11-11-10-9-10-10
Sunrise
10:44
10:41
10:38
10:36
10:33
10:30
Sunset
3:55
3:57
4:00
4:04
4:07
4:08

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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 -15°C on Fri afternoon, min -26°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon morning, light winds from the S by Wed 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
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 300).
0.0 km
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 340).
9.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Puerto Williams
1105 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 210 to 270 degs)
(11 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1130 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 240).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1233 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
1362 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mount Pleasant Airport
1456 km NNE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 290).
0.0 km
Rio Gallegos Airport
1488 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
0.0 km
1536 km NW
67m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Aeropuerto Internacional de El Calafate Airport
1676 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast

* 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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