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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -26°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
2350
2350
2250
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
4700
km/h
15
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
45
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
30
S
25
S
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-17
-17
-17
-16
-14
-15
-22
-22
-22
-26
-27
-25
-24
-23
-19
-17
-16
-15
min °C
-17
-17
-18
-16
-15
-22
-22
-22
-26
-27
-27
-26
-24
-24
-22
-17
-17
-16
 chill °C
-25
-24
-26
-26
-25
-37
-36
-36
-41
-42
-41
-38
-36
-36
-33
-24
-24
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-25-25-25-23-26-27-27-29-31-30-29-28-27-26-25-23-24-20-20-21-21-19-22-23-23-25-27-25-24-23-22-22-20-18-18-17-17-18-16-15-19-22-22-24-27-27-26-24-24-21-17-17-16
Sunrise
4:39
4:30
4:22
4:13
4:05
3:58
Sunset
11:07
11:14
11:22
11:30
11:37
11:44

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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 -26°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Tue morning). 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
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
1612 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
light snow
Light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 80).
3.4 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
48
Strong winds from the SE
(48 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: clear
Jang Bogo Station
2016 km SW
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: clear
hy2c290E63S
2284 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 225).
- km
hy2c289E63S
2305 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SW
(23 kph at 215).
- km
hy2c289E62S
2325 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SW
(27 kph at 230).
- km
hy2c291E63S
2328 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 225).
- 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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