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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 24 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri morning, min -21°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, strong winds from the NNE by Fri morning).

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
km/h
30
NNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
15
NE
15
NE
25
E
25
ENE
30
NE
15
NNE
30
NW
25
NNE
50
NNE
45
NNE
40
NE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
4
1
5
6
4
6
max °C
-20
-22
-19
-18
-18
-20
-19
-19
-16
-16
-19
-19
-20
-19
-15
-12
-13
-14
min °C
-20
-23
-21
-18
-19
-20
-20
-19
-19
-17
-20
-20
-21
-21
-19
-13
-13
-14
-32
-33
-31
-29
-29
-31
-32
-28
-29
-29
-31
-31
-32
-34
-30
-26
-25
-25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
8000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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 Sun night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri morning, min -21°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, strong winds from the NNE by Fri morning).

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
-11° C
clear
Mist -.
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 180).
3.1 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC178E66S
2452 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the N
(54 kph at 359).
- km
ASCATC177E66S
2469 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the N
(58 kph at 355).
- km
ASCATB177E66S
2484 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the N
(62 kph at 357).
- km
ASCATC178E65S
2489 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the N
(46 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATC177E65S
2505 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the N
(58 kph at 355).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
ASCATB177E65S
2518 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the N
(63 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATB176E65S
2526 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
71
Gales from the N
(71 kph at 357).
- km
ASCATB173E66S
2551 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the N
(57 kph at 358).
- 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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