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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Fri 29 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri afternoon, min -25°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed afternoon, min -25°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, fresh winds from the N by Wed night).

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
km/h
35
ENE
30
NNE
35
NE
25
NE
25
NE
50
NNW
25
NNW
5
WSW
25
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
25
NNW
25
N
30
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
30
NNE
25
NNE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
6
3
3
2
4
2
3
2
2
4
max °C
-18
-16
-16
-17
-17
-23
-25
-25
-25
-25
-24
-21
-21
-18
-16
-15
-13
-15
min °C
-18
-16
-18
-17
-19
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-24
-24
-21
-21
-18
-16
-14
-16
-31
-27
-29
-28
-31
-42
-38
-32
-33
-34
-32
-35
-33
-34
-30
-25
-25
-28
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2150
2050
4150
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-27-27-29-30-34-35-35-34-34-33-31-29-28-25-24-24-25-22-22-23-24-25-30-30-30-30-29-28-27-25-24-21-20-20-21-18-16-17-17-18-24-25-25-25-25-24-23-21-20-17-16-14-16
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri afternoon, min -25°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed afternoon, min -25°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, fresh winds from the N by Wed 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
-18° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
Fog, sky visible, becoming thicker.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.6 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-15° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
41
Strong winds from the SE
(41 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: few
ASCATB203E65S
1891 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATB204E65S
1911 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATB204E64S
1922 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB202E65S
1935 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SSW
(60 kph at 204).
- km
ASCATB203E64S
1943 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SW
(38 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB201E65S
1950 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SSW
(60 kph at 201).
- km
ASCATB202E64S
1972 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SW
(38 kph at 219).
- 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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