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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 16 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri afternoon, min -30°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun night, min -26°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the SW by Mon night).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
km/h
20
WSW
45
SW
65
W
55
W
60
WNW
75
WNW
60
WNW
30
W
25
SSW
40
S
55
SSW
75
SSW
60
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
70
S
50
SSW
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Snowflake cm
5
10
23
3
 mm
max °C
-29
-22
-21
-20
-21
-21
-25
-28
-27
-24
-16
-16
-18
-18
-19
-20
-18
min °C
-29
-26
-22
-20
-22
-23
-27
-30
-28
-26
-21
-17
-18
-19
-20
-22
-19
 chill °C
-42
-41
-40
-36
-39
-43
-42
-44
-41
-42
-37
-33
-34
-31
-33
-40
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
450
450
250
200
200
250
350
600
400
250
250
300
250
300
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-24-22-20-22-22-26-29-28-25-19-17-18-19-20-21-19-24-21-17-15-16-17-22-25-26-23-19-16-14-14-15-15-14-19-17-11-9-9-10-16-21-23-22-19-15-11-11-11-9-9-16-13-6-3-3-5-12-18-22-20-19-17-16-14-13-10-11
Sunrise
10:44
10:41
10:38
10:36
10:33
Sunset
3:52
3:55
3:57
4:00
4:04
4:07

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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 -20°C on Fri afternoon, min -30°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun night, min -26°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the SW 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
-17° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: scattered
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
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
3 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.
2 hours ago
1° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1130 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Rio Grande Airport
1233 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
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
-6° C
No report.
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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