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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 19 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed morning, min -27°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2000
2000
2050
2200
2050
2200
2050
2000
km/h
45
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
40
NW
40
WNW
15
WSW
30
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
55
NNW
60
NNW
45
WNW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
40
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
3
 mm
max °C
-15
-16
-17
-17
-16
-15
-15
-15
-14
-15
-15
-21
-25
-26
-25
-24
-22
-18
min °C
-16
-17
-17
-17
-17
-17
-15
-15
-16
-15
-16
-26
-25
-26
-27
-24
-24
-21
 chill °C
-30
-32
-32
-30
-30
-28
-26
-27
-28
-29
-31
-42
-37
-37
-39
-36
-36
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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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
12:00

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed morning, min -27°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Thu 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. (11 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Mid: few
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
69
Gales from the S
(69 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
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
-1° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 310).
1.2 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
2655 km E
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
2934 km SE
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
Halvfarryggen
3017 km SE
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
ASCATB315E61S
3105 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 290).
- km
3106 km SE
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
No report.
0

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* 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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