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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Wed 29 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri afternoon, min -31°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu morning, severe gales from the S by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
300
250
200
250
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
km/h
55
WSW
60
SW
60
WSW
60
SSW
70
S
75
SSW
70
SSW
80
SSW
80
SSW
55
SSW
30
SW
45
SSW
55
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
25
WSW
35
WSW
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Snowflake cm
3
3
3
 mm
max °C
-23
-22
-28
-30
-22
-17
-16
-16
-16
-15
-12
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-13
min °C
-26
-24
-30
-31
-29
-20
-16
-17
-17
-16
-14
-11
-10
-11
-11
-12
-15
 chill °C
-43
-41
-48
-54
-51
-38
-32
-34
-34
-30
-27
-22
-22
-23
-22
-22
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:07
10:03
10:00
9:57
9:55
Sunset
4:30
4:32
4:36
4:38
4:42
4:45

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri afternoon, min -31°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu morning, severe gales from the S by Thu night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
-15° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 50).
7.0 km
Low: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
353 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Puerto Williams
1105 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1130 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Rio Grande Airport
1233 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
1326 km NW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
1362 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mount Pleasant Airport
1456 km NNE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Rio Gallegos Airport
1488 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 260).
0.0 km
1536 km NW
67m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few

* 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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