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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri night, min -25°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, near gales from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
20
W
20
WNW
40
NW
40
NNW
25
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
NW
20
NNW
20
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNW
30
N
50
NNW
55
NNW
55
NNW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
2
2
3
2
2
8
 mm
max °C
-16
-13
-13
-21
-23
-24
-25
-26
-24
-24
-24
-23
-24
-22
-20
-16
-14
-13
min °C
-18
-15
-20
-23
-24
-25
-25
-26
-26
-24
-25
-24
-24
-24
-21
-18
-15
-14
 chill °C
-28
-24
-34
-37
-36
-34
-25
-35
-35
-32
-36
-37
-39
-38
-34
-33
-29
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-24-26-31-33-34-34-35-33-32-32-32-32-31-28-24-23-23-21-19-21-27-29-29-30-30-29-28-28-28-29-27-24-20-19-19-17-14-17-22-24-25-25-26-25-24-25-24-24-23-21-17-15-14
Sunrise
7:46
7:03
6:41
6:24
6:11
5:58
Sunset
8:06
8:48
9:07
9:25
9:38
9:51

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri night, min -25°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, near gales from the NNW 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.
2 hours ago
-29° C
light snow
Light snow.
15
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 140 to 210 degs)
(15 kph at 150).
1.2 km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
38 minutes ago
-7° C
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 20).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
38 minutes ago
-23° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
85
Severe gales from the NNE
(85 kph at 20).
<100m
Mid: overcast
ASCATB285E64S
2101 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB286E64S
2142 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATB287E64S
2149 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATB288E64S
2193 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATB284E63S
2193 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 268).
- km
hy2c288E63S
2202 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATB285E63S
2207 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 kph at 271).
- 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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