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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 15 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu morning, min -28°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the W by Sat night).

Mon
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
km/h
30
SW
25
SSW
65
SSW
90
SW
75
SW
45
WSW
30
W
5
SW
25
SSE
25
S
45
S
50
SSW
50
WSW
55
SW
55
SW
50
WSW
65
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
2
2
1
4
2
2
3
max °C
-27
-24
-21
-19
-18
-18
-19
-19
-17
-17
-13
-12
-12
-14
-13
-12
-11
min °C
-27
-28
-22
-20
-19
-18
-19
-20
-18
-17
-17
-12
-14
-14
-14
-13
-12
-42
-44
-40
-39
-37
-32
-31
-29
-29
-28
-30
-24
-28
-27
-28
-26
-26
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
350
350
350
400
250
250
250
250
300
300
250
250
300
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-26-22-20-19-18-19-20-18-17-15-12-13-14-14-13-12-22-22-19-17-15-14-15-15-14-13-11-8-9-10-10-10-9-16-17-16-15-12-9-10-10-9-9-7-5-5-5-6-6-6-12-14-13-11-9-8-8-7-8-8-8-7-5-1-2-2-2
Sunrise
11:18
11:18
11:18
11:19
11:19
Sunset
3:11
3:10
3:10
3:10
3:10
3:10

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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 Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu morning, min -28°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the W by Sat 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.
3 hours ago
-
67
Gales from the SSW
(67 kph at 210).
0.3 km
Mid: broken
High: scattered
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
snow showers
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(48 kph at 110).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
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.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1130 km NW
204m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
light rain
Light rain .
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 240).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Rio Grande Airport
1233 km NW
102m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Low: few
Punta Arenas Unidad Aeropolicial
1347 km NW
61m alt.
3 hours ago
-
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 260).
Instituto de la Patagonia (Jorge Schytte)
1349 km NW
8m alt.
3 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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