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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue afternoon, min -32°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, severe gales from the W by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2450
2050
2000
2200
7750
9950
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
15
W
15
SW
20
SW
15
W
20
WSW
35
W
75
W
75
W
65
W
50
WNW
55
WNW
55
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
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Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-29
-32
-27
-25
-22
-16
-11
-9
-10
-14
-17
-17
-16
-16
-16
-16
-15
-15
min °C
-30
-32
-31
-26
-24
-20
-16
-10
-13
-16
-17
-18
-16
-17
-17
-16
-16
-16
 chill °C
-40
-44
-45
-37
-36
-32
-32
-24
-25
-30
-32
-32
-28
-27
-28
-25
-22
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-38-36-33-32-27-22-19-19-22-22-23-22-22-23-23-23-24-32-34-32-29-27-22-17-14-14-16-17-18-16-17-18-18-18-19-30-32-29-26-23-18-14-10-12-15-17-18-16-17-17-16-16-16
Sunrise
5:35
5:24
5:15
5:05
4:56
4:47
Sunset
10:12
10:22
10:33
10:41
10:49
10:59

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue afternoon, min -32°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, severe gales from the W by Tue morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Fri 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
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-29°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.8 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-36°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 340).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
2510 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 340).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
2582 km E
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
Mist
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
4.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
1 hour 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
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
2652 km E
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
2655 km E
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).

* 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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