– Lat/Long: 76.80° S 117.70° W
Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 11 am Sun 02 Aug Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
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Issued: 11 am Sun 02 Aug Local Time
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3 Mount Frakes Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the N on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the NE by Tue morning). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed night, min -31°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||
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snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | cloudy | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | mod. snow | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | |
Cloud base (m) | 2000 | 2000 | 2050 | 2050 | 2050 | 2050 | 2000 | 2000 | 2050 | 2050 | 2050 | 2050 | 2050 | 2050 | 2000 | 2050 | 2050 | 2100 |
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 cm | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -21 | -21 | -21 | -22 | -21 | -20 | -23 | -24 | -25 | -29 | -29 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -28 | -28 | -29 |
min °C | -21 | -21 | -22 | -23 | -22 | -22 | -23 | -24 | -28 | -29 | -29 | -28 | -26 | -26 | -27 | -28 | -28 | -31 |
chill °C | -36 | -37 | -39 | -39 | -38 | -40 | -41 | -43 | -48 | -49 | -48 | -43 | -37 | -31 | -35 | -35 | -41 | -48 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — |
 | 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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the N on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the NE by Tue morning).
Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):
A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed night, min -31°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Williams Field |  | ||||
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island) |  | ||||
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei | |||||
Teniente R. Marsh Airport |  | ||||
Dinamet | |||||
Halvfarryggen | |||||
ASCATC165E63S | |||||
* 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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