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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Fri 17 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the N by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -23°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the S on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night).

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
250
200
250
300
250
300
300
400
250
250
250
250
300
300
250
km/h
55
W
75
W
105
W
60
WNW
15
NNW
10
S
35
S
50
SSW
70
SSW
55
S
55
SW
40
SSE
75
S
55
SW
55
S
70
SSW
45
SSW
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Snowflake cm
10
17
1
3
1
 mm
max °C
-20
-21
-22
-25
-28
-27
-23
-16
-18
-20
-17
-21
-23
-20
-21
-21
-18
min °C
-21
-22
-24
-27
-29
-28
-25
-21
-20
-20
-19
-22
-23
-22
-22
-22
-21
 chill °C
-39
-40
-43
-43
-41
-37
-40
-36
-36
-36
-34
-39
-42
-41
-40
-40
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-22-23-26-29-28-24-19-19-20-18-22-23-21-22-22-20-16-17-19-22-24-25-23-19-17-15-14-18-17-16-16-16-15-9-10-14-16-18-21-21-19-16-10-11-13-11-12-11-10-11-3-3-9-11-14-17-18-18-17-13-13-13-9-9-11-10-11
Sunrise
10:41
10:38
10:36
10:33
10:30
Sunset
3:55
3:57
4:00
4:04
4:07
4:08

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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 afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the N by Sat night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -23°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the S on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed 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
clear
-
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 320).
0.0 km
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
-4° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 300).
1.2 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
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
-1° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1130 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: few
Rio Grande Airport
1233 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
1326 km NW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Punta Arenas Unidad Aeropolicial
1347 km NW
61m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
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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