Mount Frakes weather
– Lat/Long: 76.80° S 117.70° W

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 27 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon afternoon, min -36°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Tue morning, min -31°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Wed morning).

Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
5
SE
10
SE
0
SSE
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
35
NW
35
N
30
NE
20
NE
15
E
50
E
50
E
35
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
3
4
4
 mm
max °C
-34
-35
-34
-33
-32
-25
-22
-21
-22
-25
-26
-27
-26
-27
-26
-30
-31
-29
min °C
-35
-36
-35
-33
-33
-31
-23
-21
-26
-26
-27
-28
-29
-28
-30
-30
-31
-31
 chill °C
-43
-36
-35
-40
-43
-43
-36
-35
-41
-39
-36
-39
-48
-47
-43
-42
-43
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-42-42-40-40-38-34-32-33-36-36-36-36-37-38-39-39-39-38-39-38-37-36-33-29-27-29-31-31-31-33-33-34-35-36-34-35-36-35-33-33-28-23-21-24-26-27-28-28-28-28-30-31-30
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon afternoon, min -36°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Tue morning, min -31°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Wed morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Frakes at the specific elevation of 2000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Frakes. 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
1494 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (41 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
0.5 km
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (48 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
98
Stormy winds from the NW
(98 kph at 320).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2649 km E
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Dinamet
2655 km E
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
2934 km SE
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-25° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
Halvfarryggen
3017 km SE
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-26° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
3106 km SE
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
3164 km ENE
204m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
5.0 km
Low: broken

* 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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