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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu morning, min -31°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat morning, min -32°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the NNW by Sat morning).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2100
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
2050
4850
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
km/h
10
SW
10
W
20
WNW
45
NNW
35
N
40
NNE
30
N
40
N
50
NNW
45
W
35
WNW
50
N
90
NNW
85
N
70
NNE
85
N
80
NNW
50
NNW
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Snowflake cm
1
4
1
1
1
3
2
2
5
2
1
2
 mm
max °C
-29
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-27
-28
-28
-29
-24
-17
-16
-17
-20
-31
-29
-25
min °C
-29
-28
-29
-29
-28
-29
-27
-28
-31
-30
-26
-24
-16
-19
-31
-32
-31
-27
 chill °C
-38
-36
-46
-47
-44
-46
-42
-45
-50
-49
-42
-38
-33
-37
-54
-56
-54
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-33-33-32-33-32-33-34-33-28-24-20-23-30-36-35-30-29-28-29-29-28-29-27-28-30-30-25-21-16-18-26-32-30-26-23-24-24-24-24-25-23-23-25-28-24-19-12-13-21-26-26-21
Sunrise
6:41
6:24
6:11
5:58
5:46
5:35
Sunset
9:07
9:25
9:38
9:51
10:03
10:12

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu morning, min -31°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat morning, min -32°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the NNW by Sat 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1728 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-35° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-33° C
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 180).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
2510 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-20° C
Fog, sky visible, becoming thicker.
69
Gales from the S
(69 kph at 180).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
2582 km E
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-15° C
-
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2649 km E
45m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
70
Gales from the ESE
(70 kph at 110).
0.4 km
BaseCarlini
2652 km E
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
61
Near gales from the ESE
(61 kph at 110).
0.5 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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