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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -29°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon morning, extremely windy from the W by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu morning, min -23°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3750
2050
2400
2000
2250
2050
2050
2400
2350
4200
2050
km/h
25
WNW
35
WSW
50
WSW
105
W
120
W
90
W
100
WNW
85
WNW
25
W
40
WNW
30
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
15
WSW
25
W
55
NW
65
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-28
-26
-20
-16
-13
-13
-17
-17
-16
-16
-17
-17
-18
-19
-18
-18
-18
-20
min °C
-29
-28
-24
-20
-15
-16
-17
-18
-19
-16
-18
-18
-19
-19
-19
-18
-20
-23
 chill °C
-43
-44
-39
-40
-34
-33
-35
-33
-31
-29
-25
-28
-30
-30
-30
-29
-37
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-32-27-22-19-20-22-23-23-21-23-23-24-24-24-24-25-27-29-27-22-18-14-15-17-18-18-16-18-18-19-19-19-18-19-22-25-23-18-15-10-12-16-16-15-15-14-16-15-15-15-14-16-19
Sunrise
5:24
5:15
5:05
4:56
4:47
4:39
Sunset
10:22
10:33
10:41
10:49
10:59
11:07

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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 afternoon, min -29°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon morning, extremely windy from the W by Tue morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu morning, min -23°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, gales from the WNW by Sat 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
-28°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 0).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 320).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
2510 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: scattered
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2649 km E
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
clear
Mist -.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 280).
2.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
BaseCarlini
2652 km E
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
2655 km E
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB177E63S
2700 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 281).
- 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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