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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 09 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun morning, min -39°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
km/h
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
20
W
45
NNW
40
NNE
40
ENE
60
E
50
ESE
35
ESE
40
SE
45
SSE
40
S
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Snowflake cm
2
4
2
2
 mm
max °C
-33
-33
-33
-33
-34
-34
-36
-35
-31
-30
-30
-30
-35
-37
-39
-36
-33
-32
min °C
-33
-33
-33
-33
-34
-35
-36
-36
-35
-30
-30
-34
-36
-39
-39
-38
-35
-33
 chill °C
-40
-41
-40
-43
-44
-43
-46
-42
-45
-48
-47
-55
-58
-60
-60
-58
-55
-52
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-37-37-37-38-39-40-40-38-34-34-36-39-41-42-40-38-37-33-33-33-33-34-35-36-36-33-30-30-32-36-38-39-37-34-33-30-30-31-31-31-32-32-33-31-26-28-28-30-33-36-35-34-33
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun morning, min -39°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Mon 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
1494 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
2.6 km
High: scattered
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-23° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 340).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
2 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
0° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 310).
1.5 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
2655 km E
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
2934 km SE
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
Halvfarryggen
3017 km SE
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
ASCATC166E63S
3083 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATC166E62S
3100 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 298).
- 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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