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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 16 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon night, min -26°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue afternoon, min -29°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning).

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
S
5
S
0
WSW
10
N
20
NNE
30
NE
55
E
60
NNW
55
N
15
NNE
0
NNE
5
W
20
NW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
2
2
max °C
-26
-25
-25
-25
-26
-26
-26
-25
-24
-24
-23
-25
-27
-27
-28
-28
-29
-29
min °C
-26
-25
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-25
-24
-24
-24
-29
-27
-27
-28
-29
-29
-29
-34
-31
-26
-31
-26
-26
-31
-25
-32
-36
-38
-45
-46
-46
-42
-29
-29
-41
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
3900
4450
3750
8200
7850
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-29-30-30-30-31-30-30-29-29-28-31-31-31-32-33-34-34-26-25-26-26-26-26-26-25-24-24-24-27-27-27-28-29-29-29-26-25-25-25-25-25-24-23-23-24-22-23-22-22-24-25-24-25
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 -24°C on Mon night, min -26°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue afternoon, min -29°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Wed morning, calm by Thu 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
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
clear
Clear
24
Moderate winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 360 to 070 degs)
(24 kph at 40).
10.0 km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
59
Near gales from the NE
(59 kph at 50).
0.8 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC186E67S
2169 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
74
Gales from the SSW
(74 kph at 206).
- km
ASCATB186E67S
2178 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
77
Severe gales from the SSW
(77 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATB185E67S
2186 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
76
Severe gales from the SSW
(76 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATC186E66S
2187 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
75
Severe gales from the SSW
(75 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATB186E66S
2187 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
76
Severe gales from the SSW
(76 kph at 213).
- km
ASCATB185E66S
2196 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
76
Severe gales from the SSW
(76 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATC185E66S
2212 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
72
Gales from the SW
(72 kph at 218).
- 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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