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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 25 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon morning, min -21°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri night, min -21°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the N by Sat afternoon).

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
km/h
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
25
N
20
N
15
NE
45
ESE
35
E
25
NNE
30
NE
50
NW
35
NNW
45
NE
40
N
30
NE
40
NE
20
N
45
NE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
2
1
3
5
6
1
2
8
1
6
5
3
5
max °C
-17
-17
-18
-20
-20
-18
-18
-20
-19
-15
-19
-19
-17
-16
-14
-15
-16
-17
min °C
-19
-17
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
-21
-20
-19
-20
-21
-19
-17
-15
-15
-17
-19
-30
-28
-31
-31
-30
-28
-34
-34
-33
-32
-35
-35
-33
-30
-28
-27
-29
-32
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2000
2050
2050
2000
2050
2000
2000
2050
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-27-28-29-29-28-28-31-30-29-31-29-28-25-24-26-28-29-22-22-24-25-25-24-24-27-26-25-26-25-24-20-20-21-23-24-18-17-19-20-20-19-19-21-20-17-20-20-18-17-15-15-17-18
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 Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon morning, min -21°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri night, min -21°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the N by Sat 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
1494 km S
3012m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
Mid: few
1612 km S
2835m alt.
47 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
Mid: few
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (57 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
47 minutes ago
-7° C
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
47 minutes ago
-21° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
Jang Bogo Station
2016 km SW
29m alt.
47 minutes ago
-16° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 340).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
2510 km E
200m alt.
47 minutes ago
-10° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
35 km
Mid: clear
BaseBernardoO higgins
2566 km E
10m alt.
47 minutes ago
-9° C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
2582 km E
24m alt.
47 minutes ago
-6° C
-
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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