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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun night, min -28°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, severe gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2050
4150
2050
2200
2250
2250
2150
2050
2050
2050
km/h
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
50
WSW
75
SW
50
SW
20
W
20
W
15
W
30
NW
40
NNW
30
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-26
-27
-18
-16
-11
-10
-15
-19
-14
-13
-14
-14
-18
-18
-20
-21
-20
-18
min °C
-28
-28
-26
-17
-14
-16
-18
-20
-18
-13
-14
-16
-18
-19
-21
-21
-21
-20
 chill °C
-41
-41
-38
-29
-25
-31
-34
-35
-28
-21
-21
-29
-32
-30
-28
-30
-31
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-32-28-24-21-22-27-26-23-22-22-24-26-29-30-29-29-27-28-28-24-21-17-17-23-22-19-18-17-19-22-24-25-24-24-22-27-28-22-17-13-13-17-20-16-13-14-15-18-19-21-21-21-19
Sunrise
3:43
3:35
3:28
3:20
3:14
3:05
Sunset
11:57
12:04
12:11
12:18
12:25
12:32

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun night, min -28°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, severe gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
-
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 150).
1.6 km
High: overcast
1612 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-33°C
clear
Clear
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 90).
10.0 km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-15°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-12°C
-
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 160).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Jang Bogo Station
2016 km SW
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-23°C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 300).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
2510 km E
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-10°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
2582 km E
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-7°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 230).
3.0 km
Mid: scattered
Captain Arturo Prat Base
2599 km E
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-7°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 250).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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