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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 27 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -30°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the S by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -28°C on Fri morning). Mainly severe gales.

Sat
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
km/h
55
WNW
60
NW
55
NNW
60
W
60
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
25
S
40
SW
65
SSW
50
WSW
70
W
70
WSW
60
WSW
60
WNW
65
NW
80
WSW
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Snowflake cm
5
45
27
12
21
3
2
2
6
10
6
11
10
2
43
 mm
max °C
-20
-17
-16
-22
-25
-29
-30
-24
-21
-16
-15
-11
-12
-15
-17
-18
-18
min °C
-20
-18
-19
-25
-28
-30
-30
-30
-22
-18
-17
-12
-16
-17
-18
-18
-27
 chill °C
-36
-36
-33
-45
-46
-50
-50
-48
-37
-34
-32
-26
-32
-33
-34
-34
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
200
100
150
150
200
200
250
300
300
350
200
250
250
200
200
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
11:18
11:17
11:15
11:15
11:14
Sunset
3:14
3:15
3:17
3:18
3:18
3:21

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -30°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the S by Mon night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -28°C on Fri morning). Mainly severe 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)
327 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
70
Gales from the NW
(70 kph at 320).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour 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
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1130 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1233 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 290).
0.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: few
1362 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mount Alice
1400 km N
361m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Mount Pleasant Airport
1456 km NNE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
-
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Rio Gallegos Airport
1488 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 280).
0.0 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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