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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -34°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2450
2050
2000
3700
2100
2050
4900
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
km/h
25
WNW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
W
35
WSW
50
WSW
70
W
115
W
100
W
90
WNW
90
WNW
65
WNW
65
NW
45
WNW
35
WNW
55
WNW
65
NW
55
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
3
 mm
max °C
-32
-34
-30
-29
-26
-21
-18
-15
-13
-16
-17
-17
-18
-16
-16
-16
-16
-18
min °C
-33
-34
-33
-29
-28
-25
-20
-15
-15
-17
-17
-18
-19
-17
-18
-16
-17
-20
 chill °C
-47
-48
-50
-43
-44
-41
-38
-33
-31
-35
-35
-34
-35
-29
-31
-31
-32
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-38-35-33-32-28-23-19-19-22-22-23-24-22-23-21-22-24-33-34-32-29-27-23-19-15-14-17-17-18-19-17-17-16-17-19-30-32-30-26-24-19-15-11-12-15-16-17-18-16-15-15-15-17
Sunrise
5:35
5:24
5:15
5:05
4:56
4:47
Sunset
10:12
10:22
10:33
10:41
10:49
10:59

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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 Tue night, min -34°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Tue afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu night).

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
-29°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-17°C
Fog
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-29°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB296E64S
2388 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATB297E64S
2411 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SW
(27 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB296E63S
2485 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
2492 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the SW
(12 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB296E62S
2495 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATC299E63S
2500 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the SSW
(10 kph at 200).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 310).
0.5 km
Low: no significant cloud

* 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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