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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue morning, min -23°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat afternoon, min -27°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
4750
2050
2050
3100
2100
2000
km/h
20
NNE
25
NNE
35
N
25
NE
5
N
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
20
SSW
15
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
25
WNW
40
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
3
2
 mm
max °C
-18
-18
-18
-18
-19
-20
-20
-21
-23
-25
-25
-18
-17
-15
-15
-20
-15
-15
min °C
-19
-19
-19
-19
-20
-21
-21
-23
-23
-27
-27
-23
-17
-18
-21
-21
-17
-19
 chill °C
-29
-32
-33
-29
-26
-29
-26
-31
-31
-39
-37
-34
-27
-28
-33
-31
-28
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-28-28-30-29-29-28-29-31-33-30-27-26-26-28-27-24-25-23-23-23-25-24-24-23-24-27-29-27-24-22-21-23-23-20-21-19-19-19-19-20-21-21-22-23-26-26-21-17-17-18-21-16-17
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
7:46
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
8:06

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue morning, min -23°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat afternoon, min -27°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong 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
-28° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 200).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2649 km E
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
2655 km E
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
2934 km SE
574m alt.
3 hours ago
-25° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
Halvfarryggen
3017 km SE
694m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB309E61S
3033 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSW
(53 kph at 192).
- km
ASCATB310E61S
3038 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the S
(59 kph at 188).
- km
ASCATB308E60S
3105 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSW
(53 kph at 198).
- 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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