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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 15 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu morning, min -36°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, near gales from the WNW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat afternoon, min -21°C on Sun night). Mainly gales.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
35
W
55
WNW
15
SW
50
SSW
50
SSW
40
SW
35
WSW
30
W
45
W
50
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
60
NW
55
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
3
 mm
max °C
-26
-25
-17
-15
-17
-19
-33
-35
-24
-16
-13
-13
-17
-19
-19
-18
-16
-16
min °C
-28
-26
-26
-15
-18
-28
-35
-36
-35
-19
-15
-17
-19
-19
-21
-20
-18
-17
 chill °C
-36
-36
-38
-26
-32
-45
-55
-58
-55
-32
-26
-31
-32
-31
-30
-28
-34
-32
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
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2250
2050
3800
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-33-29-25-28-33-41-42-35-26-24-24-26-29-30-28-25-25-29-29-25-20-23-29-38-39-32-22-19-19-22-24-25-23-21-20-27-26-22-15-18-24-34-36-30-18-14-15-18-19-20-19-17-17
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu morning, min -36°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, near gales from the WNW by Thu morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat afternoon, min -21°C on Sun night). Mainly gales.

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. (19 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 180).
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
-5° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 310).
5.0 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).
Halvfarryggen
3017 km SE
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
3106 km SE
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
3164 km ENE
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 310).
0.0 km
3166 km ENE
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 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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