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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 23 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu afternoon, min -21°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sat morning, near gales from the SW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun afternoon, min -28°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
650
200
250
4200
650
km/h
70
SSW
100
SW
95
SW
80
SW
65
SW
90
SW
75
SSW
70
SSW
60
SW
70
S
75
WSW
50
SSW
60
S
45
S
55
S
45
SW
70
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-12
-13
-16
-17
-17
-19
-21
-16
-19
-17
-18
-23
-26
-21
-20
-19
-19
min °C
-12
-16
-17
-17
-20
-20
-21
-19
-19
-20
-22
-25
-27
-25
-20
-19
-21
 chill °C
-26
-34
-34
-34
-38
-41
-39
-36
-35
-38
-39
-42
-46
-42
-36
-33
-39
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
10:25
10:22
10:18
10:15
10:12
Sunset
4:12
4:15
4:17
4:21
4:23
4:27

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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 Thu night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu afternoon, min -21°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sat morning, near gales from the SW by Sat night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun afternoon, min -28°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue 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
clear
-
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 230).
0.0 km
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
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
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
3° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 250 to 350 degs)
(11 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1130 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Rio Grande Airport
1233 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
1326 km NW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
8.0 km
Low: 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.

* 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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