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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 03 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue afternoon, min -26°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon night, light winds from the NE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu morning, min -24°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the N by Sat night).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
4700
3550
4300
km/h
35
NW
35
N
35
NNE
50
NE
45
NE
40
N
30
NNE
30
NW
25
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNW
25
NW
15
WNW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
20
NW
30
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
5
6
8
5
2
1
2
2
2
3
 mm
max °C
-18
-18
-17
-18
-16
-17
-23
-25
-21
-18
-19
-18
-19
-22
-21
-20
-18
-19
min °C
-18
-18
-18
-18
-17
-23
-24
-26
-25
-19
-19
-19
-20
-24
-24
-21
-18
-20
 chill °C
-31
-31
-30
-32
-30
-38
-38
-40
-37
-29
-30
-29
-28
-35
-36
-30
-28
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-27-27-28-28-31-34-34-30-28-29-30-30-32-31-29-28-27-22-22-23-24-24-27-30-30-26-23-24-24-25-27-26-23-22-23-18-18-18-18-17-20-24-26-23-19-19-19-20-23-23-21-18-20
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 Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue afternoon, min -26°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon night, light winds from the NE by Wed night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu morning, min -24°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the N by Sat night).

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.
46 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-34° C
light snow
Light snow.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 100).
4.6 km
Mid: broken
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (37 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2649 km E
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: broken
ASCATC170E63S
2927 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 193).
- km
ASCATC171E63S
2934 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the S
(56 kph at 188).
- km
ASCATC171E62S
2965 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the S
(52 kph at 184).
- km
ASCATB168E63S
2975 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SSW
(52 kph at 195).
- km
ASCATC169E63S
2975 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SSW
(49 kph at 202).
- km
ASCATC168E63S
2991 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 195).
- 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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