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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 14 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, near gales from the NNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon morning, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
4950
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
km/h
25
S
15
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
W
15
W
40
NW
55
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
35
N
25
N
25
N
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
2
 mm
max °C
-23
-26
-19
-17
-18
-18
-18
-14
-13
-20
-22
-23
-24
-24
-24
-23
-23
-24
min °C
-27
-27
-24
-18
-19
-19
-19
-17
-18
-22
-23
-24
-24
-24
-25
-23
-23
-25
 chill °C
-40
-38
-36
-28
-28
-29
-28
-26
-34
-36
-34
-34
-30
-24
-33
-37
-36
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-31-28-26-27-28-27-25-25-29-31-33-33-33-32-33-32-33-29-28-24-23-23-23-23-20-20-25-27-28-28-28-28-28-28-29-25-27-22-18-19-19-19-16-16-21-23-24-24-24-25-23-23-25
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
7:46
7:03
6:41
6:24
Sunset
12:00
12:00
8:06
8:48
9:07
9:25

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, near gales from the NNW by Sun night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon morning, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Mon morning, calm by Tue 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
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
State of sky unchanged.
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 290).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-23° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 50).
5.0 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
2510 km E
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 240).
35 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB300E63S
2548 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 247).
- km
BaseBernardoO higgins
2566 km E
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Captain Arturo Prat Base
2599 km E
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB301E63S
2616 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATC302E63S
2643 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 243).
- 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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