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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the SW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed night, min -24°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4300
3850
2250
2300
2150
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
km/h
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
SSW
30
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-15
-15
-15
-16
-17
-17
-16
-14
-15
-22
-21
-20
-21
-22
-23
-22
-20
-17
min °C
-15
-15
-16
-17
-18
-18
-16
-15
-22
-22
-21
-21
-21
-22
-24
-23
-21
-18
 chill °C
-22
-20
-23
-25
-26
-25
-25
-25
-37
-36
-34
-34
-33
-35
-39
-36
-33
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-23-25-24-25-25-25-23-26-27-27-27-27-28-28-27-26-26-18-18-19-19-20-21-20-19-23-23-23-23-23-24-24-23-22-21-15-15-16-17-18-18-16-15-19-22-21-21-21-22-24-23-21-18
Sunrise
4:47
4:39
4:30
4:22
4:13
4:05
Sunset
10:59
11:07
11:14
11:22
11:30
11:37

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the SW by Sun night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed night, min -24°C on Tue 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
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
light snow
Light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the ESE
(30 kph at 110).
1.0 km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
54
Near gales from the SE
(54 kph at 140).
0.6 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC200E63S
2132 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATC199E63S
2148 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATC200E62S
2219 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATC199E62S
2237 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATC198E62S
2276 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NNW
(23 kph at 345).
- km
ASCATC196E63S
2278 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATC195E63S
2295 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 336).
- 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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