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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu morning, min -38°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun night, min -26°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5550
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
4550
2050
2100
2050
2000
2050
2050
km/h
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
10
N
10
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
50
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
W
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-16
-16
-17
-20
-21
-22
-32
-37
-30
-22
-16
-13
-13
-13
-14
-15
-18
-15
min °C
-16
-16
-21
-20
-21
-29
-35
-38
-38
-26
-19
-15
-14
-13
-14
-15
-20
-20
 chill °C
-25
-26
-33
-31
-29
-43
-53
-58
-58
-42
-33
-27
-25
-22
-23
-24
-28
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-24-27-29-30-33-37-40-36-28-25-22-23-23-25-26-28-26-19-19-22-25-26-29-34-38-34-25-22-18-18-18-20-21-23-21-16-16-19-20-21-26-34-38-34-24-18-14-14-13-14-15-19-18
Sunrise
3:58
3:50
3:43
3:35
3:28
3:20
Sunset
11:44
11:51
11:57
12:04
12:11
12:18

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu morning, min -38°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun night, min -26°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the W by Tue 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1728 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-31°C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
clear
Clear
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 130).
10.0 km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 220).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
2510 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
-
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
2582 km E
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
-
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB178E64S
2609 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the E
(27 kph at 83).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
2617 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 80).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.

* 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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