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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 28 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri afternoon, min -24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun afternoon, min -25°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
30
NE
25
N
25
NW
35
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
N
15
NNE
30
NNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
N
20
E
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
4
1
1
5
5
4
2
3
1
max °C
-19
-18
-18
-16
-15
-16
-16
-17
-22
-23
-22
-22
-22
-23
-24
-24
-24
-22
min °C
-19
-20
-21
-19
-15
-17
-17
-19
-24
-24
-23
-23
-22
-24
-24
-24
-25
-25
-31
-34
-35
-32
-27
-28
-27
-29
-37
-34
-36
-37
-34
-35
-36
-34
-32
-34
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-31-28-26-26-27-28-30-34-34-34-33-32-32-33-32-31-29-26-26-23-22-21-23-23-25-29-30-29-28-27-27-28-28-27-25-19-19-20-18-15-17-17-18-23-24-23-23-22-24-24-24-25-24
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: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri afternoon, min -24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun afternoon, min -25°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
High: overcast
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB333E75S
2260 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 74).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
2 hours 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
0° C
clear
Mist -.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
1.5 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
2655 km E
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
DomeA
2745 km S
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
2934 km SE
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
Halvfarryggen
3017 km SE
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 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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