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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Mon 27 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon night, gales from the SW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat night, min -29°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
250
250
300
300
500
350
1400
650
250
250
250
350
350
350
450
300
300
km/h
60
SSW
55
SSW
45
SSW
55
SW
45
S
40
SW
60
SW
60
WSW
60
SW
70
SW
65
SW
60
SSW
90
SSW
75
SSW
60
SSW
60
SW
40
SW
55
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
 mm
max °C
-22
-22
-20
-21
-21
-19
-20
-21
-21
-25
-26
-25
-21
-19
-18
-17
-15
-13
min °C
-22
-22
-22
-22
-21
-21
-20
-22
-23
-29
-27
-27
-22
-20
-18
-17
-16
-14
 chill °C
-39
-39
-37
-38
-36
-38
-37
-39
-41
-49
-47
-46
-42
-38
-35
-32
-29
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
10:15
10:12
10:10
10:07
10:03
10:00
Sunset
4:23
4:27
4:30
4:32
4:36
4:38

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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 -19°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon night, gales from the SW by Wed night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat night, min -29°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

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
-23° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 190).
1.5 km
Mid: broken
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
-10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 100).
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.
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1130 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1233 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
1326 km NW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
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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