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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Tue 14 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue night, stormy winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon morning, min -19°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
40
NNW
15
ENE
40
N
60
NW
100
NNW
65
NW
60
NW
25
NNW
35
WNW
40
NW
40
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
55
WNW
50
NW
50
NW
40
NNW
1
5
3
43
2
13
1
1
4
6
1
3
max °C
-15
-15
-15
-12
-10
-15
-15
-15
-18
-18
-16
-16
-17
-18
-17
-16
-16
min °C
-16
-15
-16
-16
-14
-15
-16
-17
-18
-18
-17
-17
-18
-19
-18
-17
-16
-28
-24
-29
-31
-30
-30
-29
-29
-31
-32
-31
-26
-31
-35
-33
-32
-29
200
0
0
0
700
400
400
250
100
250
50
0
100
0
0
50
0
Cloud base (m)
200
300
1100
200
200
250
250
200
300
700
250
250
250
450
800
300
250
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Sunrise
8:30
8:33
8:37
8:40
8:42
Sunset
5:58
5:53
5:51
5:46
5:44
5:40

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue night, stormy winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon morning, min -19°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Francais at the specific elevation of 2760 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)
326 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 140).
0.1 km
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
351 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
26 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
352 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Light rain .
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 110).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
358 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
1103 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 260).
Puerto Williams
1105 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 260).
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1130 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
SHIP5548
1219 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
18
Light winds from the W
(18 kph at 270).
20.4 km
SHIP6129
1219 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
18
Light winds from the W
(18 kph at 270).
20.4 km
SHIP6910
1219 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
18
Light winds from the W
(18 kph at 270).
20.4 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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