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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 21 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the N by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri morning, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the S by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2100
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
km/h
25
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
40
NW
70
NNW
50
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
25
NW
25
N
25
N
10
NE
5
S
5
NW
5
WNW
45
S
60
S
45
S
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Snowflake cm
2
4
3
2
1
2
 mm
max °C
-14
-15
-14
-14
-14
-14
-16
-17
-17
-16
-17
-18
-19
-19
-20
-28
-32
-31
min °C
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-17
-17
-18
-16
-18
-18
-19
-20
-23
-31
-33
-34
 chill °C
-26
-27
-26
-27
-30
-28
-29
-30
-29
-26
-26
-24
-19
-28
-36
-51
-54
-53
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-24-23-21-23-25-27-28-28-27-28-28-28-28-32-38-38-36-20-18-18-16-18-21-22-23-23-22-23-23-23-23-27-34-34-32-15-15-15-15-15-15-17-17-18-16-18-18-19-20-22-30-33-33
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the N by Thu night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri morning, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the S by Sun 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
-12° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 310).
0.0 km
ASCATB301E63S
2616 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATB302E63S
2646 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 277).
- km
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2649 km E
45m alt.
4 hours ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
ASCATC302E63S
2652 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATC303E63S
2659 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATB303E63S
2662 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the N
(34 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATB300E62S
2695 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATB301E62S
2716 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 249).
- 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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