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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 16 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue morning, min -22°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri morning, min -30°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Fri night, light winds from the N by Sun night).

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
20
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
35
NE
45
NE
30
NNE
25
NNW
25
N
15
N
10
NNE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
2
1
7
5
3
max °C
-18
-18
-19
-19
-20
-19
-21
-20
-18
-18
-18
-18
-19
-19
-22
-27
-28
-29
min °C
-18
-18
-20
-20
-20
-20
-22
-20
-19
-18
-18
-18
-19
-20
-26
-27
-29
-30
-28
-28
-29
-33
-33
-33
-34
-32
-31
-28
-29
-31
-33
-32
-38
-40
-38
-39
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2350
3450
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-25-27-28-29-29-30-29-28-26-28-29-31-32-34-37-39-39-21-21-23-23-24-24-25-25-23-22-23-24-26-27-30-33-34-35-18-18-20-20-20-20-22-20-19-18-18-18-19-20-24-27-29-30
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue morning, min -22°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri morning, min -30°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Fri night, light winds from the N by Sun 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
-32° C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
10.0 km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-14° C
-
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-22° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB193E65S
2182 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATB193E64S
2191 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATB192E65S
2196 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
71
Gales from the SW
(71 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATB194E64S
2196 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the WSW
(66 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB196E64S
2202 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
70
Gales from the WSW
(70 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB192E64S
2215 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATB191E65S
2220 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 230).
- 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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