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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 17 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE on Thu morning, gales from the NE by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat afternoon, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Sat morning, calm by Mon night).

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
30
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
25
NNE
50
NNE
35
N
35
NNE
60
NE
60
NE
50
NE
40
NE
50
ENE
50
ENE
35
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NNW
5
NW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
2
1
2
11
5
4
8
4
2
1
max °C
-23
-24
-24
-24
-25
-20
-21
-23
-24
-26
-25
-26
-29
-30
-32
-33
-33
-32
min °C
-24
-24
-24
-25
-25
-23
-22
-23
-27
-26
-26
-29
-29
-31
-34
-34
-33
-32
-39
-40
-40
-41
-42
-38
-38
-41
-46
-44
-42
-48
-47
-47
-43
-43
-43
-38
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
3150
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE on Thu morning, gales from the NE by Fri night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat afternoon, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Sat morning, calm by Mon 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
1494 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-21° C
clear
Clear
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2649 km E
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
2655 km E
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
2934 km SE
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
Halvfarryggen
3017 km SE
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
3106 km SE
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
3164 km ENE
204m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: scattered

* 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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