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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Wed 22 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Thu morning, light winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
light snow
snow showers
light snow
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloudy
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
30
E
20
ENE
60
NNE
40
NNE
25
ENE
15
NE
5
NNW
20
SSW
20
S
35
SW
70
SW
60
WSW
65
WNW
45
WSW
30
NW
30
WNW
20
WNW
3
3
1
2
2
1
5
3
1
3
8
max °C
-13
-14
-15
-17
-17
-18
-19
-18
-16
-16
-15
-14
-12
-11
-13
-15
-17
min °C
-14
-16
-16
-17
-18
-18
-19
-20
-17
-17
-19
-15
-13
-13
-14
-15
-18
-26
-25
-29
-30
-29
-27
-24
-30
-27
-31
-35
-29
-27
-26
-25
-26
-28
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
Cloud base (m)
150
1800
1150
200
300
300
250
250
300
250
250
300
450
200
250
200
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:55
8:57
9:02
9:04
9:07
Sunset
5:30
5:27
5:22
5:20
5:15
5:13

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Thu morning, light winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon 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
-11° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
Wind obs. (50 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Light rain .
57
Near gales from the N
(57 kph at 10).
3.5 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours 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.
2 hours ago
9° C
light rain
Light rain .
19
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 320 to 030 degs)
(19 kph at 350).
7.0 km
Low: scattered
Rio Grande Airport
1233 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
52
Near gales from the NNW
(52 kph at 340).
0.0 km
Mid: few
Punta Arenas Unidad Aeropolicial
1347 km NW
61m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (40 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Instituto de la Patagonia (Jorge Schytte)
1349 km NW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 250 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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