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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 12 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue night, min -28°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri morning, min -27°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
 km/h
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
1
max °C
-27
-27
-27
-27
-27
-26
-25
-25
-24
-24
-25
-25
-24
-24
-23
-22
-22
-23
min °C
-28
-27
-27
-27
-28
-28
-26
-26
-25
-24
-26
-27
-24
-24
-24
-22
-23
-24
-36
-34
-34
-36
-41
-40
-37
-36
-36
-37
-40
-41
-33
-36
-36
-32
-33
-35
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-34-34-35-34-33-32-32-32-33-32-30-30-31-30-31-31-30-30-29-30-31-30-28-28-28-28-29-29-26-26-26-26-26-27-28-27-27-27-28-27-26-26-25-24-26-26-24-24-24-22-23-24
Sunrise
4:07
4:13
4:22
4:30
4:37
4:47
Sunset
11:33
11:25
11:17
11:08
11:00
10:52

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue night, min -28°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri morning, min -27°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: broken
1612 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
Jang Bogo Station
2016 km SW
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 150).
40 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
57
Near gales from the NNW
(57 kph at 330).
0.0 km
Low: broken
BaseMarambio
2510 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
59
Near gales from the N
(59 kph at 0).
0.8 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBernardoO higgins
2566 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
light snow
Drizzle
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 10).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
2582 km E
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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