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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 09 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri afternoon, min -28°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon afternoon, min -33°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
km/h
40
WSW
45
W
70
WSW
70
W
70
W
70
W
75
WSW
80
SW
75
W
65
SW
85
SW
65
W
85
W
75
W
70
WSW
55
WSW
45
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
11
9
23
4
5
5
11
3
9
34
22
4
4
1
 mm
max °C
-22
-22
-20
-19
-20
-26
-28
-26
-25
-25
-20
-19
-18
-20
-32
-31
-26
min °C
-22
-24
-21
-19
-25
-27
-28
-28
-28
-29
-23
-21
-18
-32
-33
-32
-31
 chill °C
-37
-42
-39
-36
-44
-48
-49
-48
-48
-49
-41
-38
-36
-54
-56
-53
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
300
250
300
300
600
200
200
200
200
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-23-21-19-23-27-28-27-27-27-22-20-18-26-33-32-29-17-17-16-14-17-22-23-22-21-23-19-15-13-21-27-26-23-11-11-11-8-9-14-15-14-13-18-15-10-8-14-18-17-17-6-5-7-3-3-7-8-9-6-12-12-6-2-7-11-10-12
Sunrise
11:00
10:57
10:56
10:53
10:52
Sunset
3:34
3:37
3:40
3:41
3:45
3:47

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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 -19°C on Fri afternoon, min -28°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon afternoon, min -33°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue night).

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)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
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
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: 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
5° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1130 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Rio Grande Airport
1233 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
1326 km NW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Punta Arenas Unidad Aeropolicial
1347 km NW
61m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (40 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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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