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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sat 18 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed afternoon, min -23°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the SSW by Wed night).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1300
300
250
350
400
250
250
250
250
250
300
250
250
250
250
300
300
km/h
105
W
65
W
20
W
15
S
40
S
50
SSW
70
SSW
60
S
55
SW
65
SSE
80
SSW
45
SSW
85
S
70
SSW
95
SSW
105
SSW
75
SW
95
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
3
1
1
6
 mm
max °C
-23
-26
-28
-26
-23
-15
-16
-18
-17
-22
-21
-19
-20
-16
-16
-18
-16
-17
min °C
-24
-27
-29
-27
-25
-21
-19
-19
-20
-22
-23
-21
-21
-19
-17
-18
-18
-18
 chill °C
-44
-45
-42
-38
-41
-37
-36
-35
-37
-40
-43
-38
-40
-36
-35
-37
-35
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:41
10:38
10:36
10:33
10:30
10:27
Sunset
3:57
4:00
4:04
4:07
4:08
4:12

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed afternoon, min -23°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the SSW 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.
3 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 300).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
2 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
0° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
1105 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
1105 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1130 km NW
204m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Rio Grande Airport
1233 km NW
102m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Punta Arenas Unidad Aeropolicial
1347 km NW
61m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (40 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Instituto de la Patagonia (Jorge Schytte)
1349 km NW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
No report.
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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