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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sun 26 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri night).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
2700
2300
2100
3650
2250
3550
2450
2050
2050
5000
2150
2000
2000
2050
2000
km/h
45
W
70
W
50
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
35
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
25
N
20
NNE
25
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
1
1
1
6
 mm
max °C
-14
-12
-11
-14
-14
-12
-17
-17
-19
-22
-21
-20
-19
-19
-19
-19
-17
-16
min °C
-14
-13
-14
-14
-15
-17
-18
-17
-27
-23
-22
-21
-20
-19
-20
-19
-18
-18
 chill °C
-27
-28
-26
-24
-24
-29
-28
-27
-40
-34
-32
-30
-27
-27
-28
-30
-28
-29
Freezing level m
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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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 -11°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri 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
1494 km S
3012m alt.
46 minutes ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 220).
0.0 km
ASCATC179E65S
2551 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNW
(45 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATC179E64S
2560 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNW
(45 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATC178E65S
2572 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATC178E64S
2582 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATC177E65S
2589 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NW
(47 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATC177E64S
2606 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATC176E64S
2622 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 316).
- 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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