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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -35°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the N on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2600
2050
2050
2050
2850
5300
8050
5350
4850
2050
2050
km/h
95
NNW
95
N
85
NNW
25
NW
30
SW
35
SW
30
WNW
25
W
65
WSW
35
W
35
W
80
WSW
65
WNW
80
WNW
50
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
5
8
6
1
 mm
max °C
-20
-21
-23
-31
-34
-30
-28
-26
-25
-21
-17
-12
-16
-15
-17
-20
-21
-17
min °C
-20
-21
-29
-33
-35
-34
-28
-29
-25
-23
-18
-15
-16
-16
-19
-21
-22
-20
 chill °C
-39
-41
-46
-46
-53
-53
-43
-43
-43
-37
-31
-32
-31
-32
-34
-34
-36
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-26-30-36-39-36-33-32-30-26-22-19-21-21-24-26-26-24-20-21-26-32-35-32-28-28-25-22-18-14-16-16-18-21-22-19-15-15-22-30-32-30-25-25-20-18-15-11-13-15-17-19-20-18
Sunrise
5:46
5:35
5:24
5:15
5:05
4:56
Sunset
10:03
10:12
10:22
10:33
10:41
10:49

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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 afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -35°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the N on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Tue night, light 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
-25° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (24 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-31° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC220E61S
1902 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC219E61S
1922 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATC218E61S
1987 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATC220E60S
2007 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 258).
- km
Jang Bogo Station
2016 km SW
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-26° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 210).
40 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC219E60S
2032 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB218E60S
2042 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 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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