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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat morning, min -28°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun afternoon, min -32°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2400
2150
2050
2050
2100
3400
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
km/h
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
20
S
25
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
WNW
45
NW
60
NNW
50
N
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
SSW
25
SSW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-25
-24
-24
-28
-27
-24
-22
-22
-23
-21
-18
-18
-24
-27
-28
-31
-32
-29
min °C
-25
-24
-26
-28
-28
-26
-23
-23
-24
-22
-20
-22
-26
-28
-30
-32
-32
-31
 chill °C
-34
-33
-31
-41
-42
-42
-37
-35
-37
-35
-30
-39
-44
-44
-40
-32
-40
-45
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-29-32-32-28-27-26-27-26-24-25-29-32-34-36-36-35-25-24-25-28-28-25-23-23-24-22-19-20-25-28-29-32-32-30-22-22-21-24-27-23-18-18-19-18-17-17-21-23-25-27-28-27
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
7:46
7:03
6:41
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
8:06
8:48
9:07

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat morning, min -28°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Fri night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun afternoon, min -32°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Frakes at the specific elevation of 3000 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
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
9.0 km
Low: few
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
59 minutes ago
-14° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
59 minutes ago
-25° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB295E65S
2262 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 36).
- km
ASCATB295E64S
2373 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATB296E64S
2380 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATC296E64S
2394 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the N
(21 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATC297E64S
2410 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NNW
(23 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATB297E64S
2410 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATB295E63S
2422 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the N
(38 kph at 355).
- 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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