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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 10 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri night, min -31°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
10
N
10
NNW
30
NNW
55
NNW
50
N
30
NNW
35
NNE
45
NE
5
ENE
10
WNW
20
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NE
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2
2
1
1
4
1
max °C
-28
-26
-23
-24
-26
-25
-26
-27
-29
-29
-30
-30
-30
-28
-28
-28
-27
-26
min °C
-28
-27
-25
-25
-26
-28
-27
-28
-29
-29
-30
-31
-30
-29
-29
-28
-28
-26
-37
-36
-37
-43
-43
-43
-44
-45
-43
-38
-43
-40
-41
-42
-42
-40
-37
-26
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2100
2050
5250
4700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri night, min -31°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

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
1494 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
High: scattered
1612 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-22° C
light snow
Light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 070 to 140 degs)
(28 kph at 110).
1.7 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Light snow.
78
Severe gales from the NNW
(78 kph at 330).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
2510 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 320).
26 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
2582 km E
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 20).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Captain Arturo Prat Base
2599 km E
111m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
41
Strong winds from the NNE
(41 kph at 20).
26 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
rain showers
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
2.5 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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