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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue afternoon, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -25°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2300
2550
4000
4100
2000
2050
2100
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
km/h
10
W
15
WNW
30
NW
45
NNW
40
NNW
20
NNW
25
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
NNW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
SW
20
S
10
WNW
40
NW
60
NW
60
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-13
-12
-12
-15
-17
-19
-21
-22
-22
-22
-21
-22
-24
-23
-17
-15
-14
-14
min °C
-14
-13
-15
-16
-18
-21
-22
-22
-24
-22
-22
-24
-25
-24
-21
-16
-14
-14
 chill °C
-22
-21
-28
-29
-30
-32
-33
-31
-32
-32
-33
-30
-36
-35
-28
-29
-28
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-20-21-23-26-29-31-32-31-30-31-32-32-30-26-22-20-21-16-15-16-18-21-25-26-27-26-26-27-28-27-26-22-17-15-16-14-13-14-16-18-20-22-22-23-22-22-23-25-24-19-16-14-14
Sunrise
3:20
3:14
3:05
2:59
2:51
2:45
Sunset
12:18
12:25
12:32
12:37
12:45
12:51

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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 -12°C on Tue afternoon, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -25°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the NW 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
-32°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (9 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
48
Strong winds from the E
(48 kph at 90).
4.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC181E65S
2477 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 98).
- km
ASCATC181E64S
2495 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 103).
- km
ASCATC182E64S
2499 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 30).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
3 hours ago
-21°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 210).
0.4 km
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
BaseMarambio
2510 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-21°C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 210).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC180E64S
2553 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 88).
- km
ASCATC179E64S
2576 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the E
(40 kph at 88).
- 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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