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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Wed 27 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sun night, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
75
WSW
35
WSW
30
WNW
40
WNW
50
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
55
WSW
70
SW
70
W
85
WSW
95
WSW
70
SW
55
SW
55
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
NW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
6
2
4
23
5
2
max °C
-4
-3
-4
-7
-9
-8
-6
-5
-6
-7
-8
-10
-16
-15
-13
-9
-7
-6
-4
min °C
-6
-3
-6
-9
-9
-9
-8
-5
-8
-10
-9
-15
-17
-17
-14
-12
-8
-7
-5
-17
-11
-15
-20
-20
-20
-19
-14
-20
-24
-22
-32
-34
-33
-28
-25
-18
-16
-12
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
400
300
300
350
1600
7500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:41
10:44
10:45
10:48
10:51
10:53
Sunset
3:40
3:37
3:34
3:33
3:30
3:29

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Mainly severe gales.

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sun night, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue 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.
3 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
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.
3 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 280).
0.2 km
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
1105 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
1105 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Low: no cloud
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1130 km NW
204m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Rio Grande Airport
1233 km NW
102m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Punta Arenas Unidad Aeropolicial
1347 km NW
61m alt.
2 hours ago
-
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 260).
Instituto de la Patagonia (Jorge Schytte)
1349 km NW
8m alt.
2 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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