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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 29 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, severe gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri night, min -27°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu night, near gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Mon
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
km/h
45
W
15
WSW
60
SSW
70
SSW
50
W
65
W
75
WSW
85
WSW
60
WNW
65
NW
120
WSW
80
WSW
85
WSW
90
WSW
60
WNW
90
WNW
55
WNW
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Snowflake cm
3
3
6
8
5
3
2
12
29
3
4
3
18
26
1
 mm
max °C
-29
-24
-20
-18
-15
-11
-12
-15
-16
-17
-18
-25
-24
-16
-16
-16
-17
min °C
-29
-30
-22
-20
-17
-11
-13
-16
-16
-17
-27
-26
-26
-22
-17
-21
-19
 chill °C
-47
-43
-39
-38
-33
-24
-28
-33
-31
-33
-50
-46
-47
-42
-32
-39
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
Cloud base (m)
200
300
300
300
250
200
200
250
350
250
200
250
250
300
300
250
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-27-21-19-16-11-13-16-16-17-23-26-25-19-17-19-18-24-23-18-15-14-10-10-12-12-12-17-20-20-15-12-14-14-15-17-15-11-9-7-6-7-7-6-10-13-13-10-6-7-9-9-12-13-9-4-3-1-3-2-1-3-6-6-5-2-1-5
Sunrise
11:15
11:15
11:14
11:12
11:11
Sunset
3:17
3:18
3:18
3:21
3:22
3:25

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, severe gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri night, min -27°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu night, near gales from the WNW 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.
2 hours ago
-11° C
light snow
Light snow.
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 150).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
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
-5° C
snow showers
Shower snow grains.
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
8.0 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).
Puerto Williams
1105 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
Light snow.
24
Moderate winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 220 to 280 degs)
(24 kph at 250).
2.5 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1130 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
light rain
Light rain .
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 240).
8.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Rio Grande Airport
1233 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
Light rain .
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Punta Arenas Unidad Aeropolicial
1347 km NW
61m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
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).
1362 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast

* 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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