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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 01 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri night, min -28°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, severe gales from the N by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE on Mon morning, near gales from the NE by Tue morning).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
km/h
40
WSW
35
WNW
65
NNW
70
N
55
N
70
NNE
60
NE
55
NE
45
N
35
NNE
30
N
35
NE
60
NE
50
NE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
30
NNE
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1
1
7
3
4
4
2
4
4
7
3
2
3
max °C
-26
-24
-23
-23
-23
-26
-25
-27
-27
-26
-25
-21
-22
-23
-24
-25
-27
-21
min °C
-28
-25
-25
-23
-24
-27
-26
-27
-28
-28
-26
-24
-22
-23
-27
-26
-27
-25
-44
-41
-44
-42
-41
-47
-45
-46
-46
-44
-40
-38
-39
-39
-44
-42
-43
-40
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
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
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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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri night, min -28°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, severe gales from the N by Fri night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE on Mon morning, near gales from the NE 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
1467 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
1.2 km
High: overcast
1468 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1861 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1864 km E
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 340).
28 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP8400
1895 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP3351
1907 km E
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
SHIP2631
1907 km E
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
SHIP2730
1907 km E
3m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
SHIP6151
1907 km E
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
SHIP1959
1907 km E
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C

* 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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