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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu night, min -30°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Thu night).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2050
2050
2100
2000
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2150
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
km/h
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
45
NW
65
NNW
40
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
25
NW
40
NNW
30
N
25
N
35
NNW
45
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-23
-23
-23
-21
-18
-17
-25
-27
-28
-30
-30
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-23
min °C
-24
-23
-23
-22
-20
-23
-27
-28
-29
-30
-30
-29
-29
-29
-29
-28
-28
-27
 chill °C
-40
-38
-38
-36
-31
-40
-45
-43
-41
-40
-39
-38
-45
-46
-44
-42
-44
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-27-28-26-24-25-30-32-34-35-35-34-33-33-34-32-32-29-24-23-23-22-19-20-26-28-29-30-30-29-29-29-29-28-28-25-20-19-19-17-15-16-21-23-25-26-26-25-25-24-24-23-24-21
Sunrise
12:00
7:46
7:03
6:41
6:24
6:11
Sunset
12:00
8:06
8:48
9:07
9:25
9:38

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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 -17°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu night, min -30°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, near gales from the NNW 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.
3 hours ago
-29° C
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 030 to 090 degs)
(30 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
0.0 km
DomeA
2745 km S
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-67° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
ASCATB304E62S
2785 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATB305E62S
2824 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATB306E62S
2837 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB304E61S
2895 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB305E61S
2931 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATB306E61S
2938 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC306E61S
2956 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 274).
- 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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