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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Mon 24 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 -26°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, stormy winds from the W by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3750
2050
2400
2000
2250
2050
2050
2400
2350
4200
2050
km/h
15
WNW
25
WSW
30
W
75
WNW
80
W
60
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
10
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
35
NW
45
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-24
-22
-15
-12
-9
-10
-15
-15
-14
-14
-14
-15
-15
-15
-14
-14
-15
-18
min °C
-26
-24
-20
-17
-10
-14
-16
-16
-15
-15
-14
-16
-15
-15
-15
-14
-17
-19
 chill °C
-37
-36
-31
-33
-24
-28
-31
-30
-24
-26
-23
-24
-25
-24
-23
-22
-30
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-32-27-22-19-20-22-23-23-21-23-23-24-24-24-24-25-27-29-27-22-18-14-15-17-18-18-16-18-18-19-19-19-18-19-22-25-23-18-15-10-12-16-16-15-15-14-16-15-15-15-14-16-19
Sunrise
5:24
5:15
5:05
4:56
4:47
4:39
Sunset
10:22
10:33
10:41
10:49
10:59
11:07

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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 -26°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, stormy winds from the W by Tue morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WNW 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
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-28°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
4.9 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-7°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-23°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 0).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC204E62S
2115 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 4).
- km
ASCATC202E63S
2121 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 5).
- km
ASCATC203E63S
2122 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATC201E63S
2135 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 6).
- km
ASCATB202E63S
2141 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 1).
- km
ASCATC203E62S
2143 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the N
(38 kph at 4).
- km
ASCATC205E62S
2147 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the N
(38 kph at 5).
- 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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