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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 17 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat afternoon, gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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PM
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PM
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PM
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part cloud
part cloud
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light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
km/h
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SW
35
SW
20
WSW
25
W
40
WNW
45
WNW
65
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
20
W
35
NW
45
NW
45
NW
30
W
15
WSW
20
NNW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
3
1
2
 mm
max °C
-36
-35
-20
-18
-15
-12
-15
-17
-16
-16
-16
-15
-15
-14
-14
-16
-17
-15
min °C
-36
-36
-34
-18
-17
-14
-16
-18
-17
-17
-17
-18
-16
-14
-16
-16
-17
-16
 chill °C
-57
-57
-53
-31
-27
-25
-30
-33
-32
-29
-31
-32
-28
-26
-29
-28
-26
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
4200
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat afternoon, gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

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
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Mid: few
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-32° C
clear
Haze -.
33
Fresh winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 060 to 130 degs)
(33 kph at 110).
1.9 km
Low: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 320).
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
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Dinamet
2655 km E
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB305E62S
2821 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATB306E62S
2841 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 61).
- km
ASCATB307E62S
2879 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATB305E61S
2928 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 359).
- km

* 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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