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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Mon 10 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
300
250
300
300
300
300
1800
350
650
300
300
300
250
250
250
250
km/h
75
SW
60
SW
50
SSW
70
SSW
50
SW
30
WSW
5
SE
5
W
60
SW
85
SW
65
WSW
60
W
75
WSW
85
WSW
90
WSW
85
WSW
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Snowflake cm
10
2
2
1
4
10
13
1
 mm
max °C
-14
-17
-15
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-12
-14
-15
-14
-15
-13
-13
min °C
-16
-17
-17
-14
-13
-14
-13
-14
-14
-14
-15
-15
-15
-16
-14
-15
 chill °C
-32
-32
-32
-27
-26
-21
-16
-24
-29
-28
-30
-30
-30
-34
-30
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-17-16-14-13-14-13-14-14-13-15-15-15-16-14-14-12-13-13-10-8-9-9-10-10-10-11-11-11-13-13-12-9-8-9-7-4-5-5-6-6-7-7-6-7-8-10-10-5-2-3-7-6-4-3-4-5-5-3-1-1-1-6-8
Sunrise
9:29
9:25
9:22
9:18
9:15
Sunset
5:08
5:12
5:15
5:17
5:21

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

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
-22° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 200).
6.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
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.
3 hours ago
-10° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 120).
9.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: 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
-1° C
No report.
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 260).
Puerto Williams
1105 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1130 km NW
204m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Rio Grande Airport
1233 km NW
102m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
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.
Instituto de la Patagonia (Jorge Schytte)
1349 km NW
8m alt.
2 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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