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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 08 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun morning, min -20°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun morning, near gales from the SW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Thu night).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
250
300
300
250
250
200
250
300
250
300
300
300
300
750
300
300
300
km/h
65
SSW
75
SSW
95
SW
100
SW
85
SW
55
SW
75
SW
70
SW
60
SW
40
S
50
SSW
50
SSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
70
SW
80
SW
80
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
3
6
6
6
8
2
1
2
 mm
max °C
-19
-14
-11
-11
-12
-15
-14
-14
-16
-15
-12
-11
-13
-12
-14
-16
-14
min °C
-20
-17
-13
-11
-14
-15
-15
-15
-16
-15
-16
-12
-14
-13
-15
-16
-17
 chill °C
-37
-34
-29
-26
-28
-29
-31
-30
-31
-27
-30
-24
-24
-24
-30
-33
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-16-12-11-13-15-15-15-16-15-14-12-14-13-15-16-16-16-13-11-9-10-12-12-12-12-12-10-7-9-10-11-12-12-14-10-8-7-6-7-8-9-8-7-7-5-5-6-7-7-8-14-12-5-2-1-2-3-5-3-4-7-7-4-3-3-2-5
Sunrise
9:34
9:32
9:29
9:25
9:22
Sunset
5:00
5:02
5:06
5:08
5:12
5:15

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Mount Francais Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Francais is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun morning, min -20°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun morning, near gales from the SW by Mon morning).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Thu 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
-
67
Gales from the SSW
(67 kph at 210).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour 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
-5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour 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.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
1105 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1130 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1233 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: 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
-
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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