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

Mount Francais
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon afternoon, min -37°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon night, moderate winds from the S by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri night, min -25°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
300
200
200
200
250
300
300
300
350
350
600
250
250
250
km/h
55
WNW
60
W
55
W
45
SW
30
S
25
SSW
40
SW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
50
S
50
SSW
60
SW
75
WSW
100
WSW
75
SW
55
SSW
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Snowflake cm
2
5
1
2
9
7
5
 mm
max °C
-21
-26
-33
-35
-29
-29
-30
-29
-26
-23
-16
-14
-11
-8
-14
-15
-15
min °C
-23
-29
-35
-37
-33
-29
-31
-30
-29
-25
-22
-14
-12
-12
-15
-16
-16
 chill °C
-40
-50
-55
-57
-51
-43
-50
-48
-44
-39
-37
-27
-25
-27
-31
-32
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
50
0
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Sunrise
8:15
8:11
8:08
8:04
8:02
Sunset
6:08
6:12
6:15
6:17
6:21
6:23

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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 -21°C on Mon afternoon, min -37°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon night, moderate winds from the S by Tue night).

Mount Francais Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri night, min -25°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu 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.
2 hours ago
-3°C
clear
-
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
352 km NE
48m alt.
59 minutes 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.
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
359 km NE
52m alt.
59 minutes 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
6°C
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1130 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1233 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
1326 km NW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Punta Arenas Unidad Aeropolicial
1347 km NW
61m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 260).

* 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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