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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat morning, min -25°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Fri morning, gales from the N by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun morning, min -32°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2050
2100
2000
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2100
4250
2400
2000
2050
3850
km/h
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
40
N
60
N
70
N
55
NNE
55
NNE
40
WNW
25
W
10
WNW
10
W
20
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
4
5
3
12
6
 mm
max °C
-23
-24
-24
-23
-20
-15
-14
-14
-14
-14
-30
-30
-28
-24
-21
-22
-25
-16
min °C
-24
-25
-25
-24
-21
-21
-15
-14
-15
-24
-32
-31
-29
-26
-22
-24
-25
-24
 chill °C
-37
-38
-38
-36
-32
-34
-30
-29
-29
-41
-50
-48
-37
-35
-33
-32
-34
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:11
5:58
5:46
5:35
5:24
5:15
Sunset
9:38
9:51
10:03
10:12
10:22
10:33

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat morning, min -25°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Fri morning, gales from the N by Sat afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun morning, min -32°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

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.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
1612 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
clear
Clear
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 50).
10.0 km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-31° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: clear
Jang Bogo Station
2016 km SW
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
Wind obs. (74 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 200).
0.3 km
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
2510 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-24° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
57
Near gales from the SSW
(57 kph at 200).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
2582 km E
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-19° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 230).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
Captain Arturo Prat Base
2599 km E
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 90).
0.2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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