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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 08 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Thu morning, min -35°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon night, min -35°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, near gales from the E by Mon morning).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
E
10
WNW
40
NNW
35
N
45
NE
40
ENE
50
E
35
ENE
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Snowflake cm
1
4
1
 mm
max °C
-34
-33
-33
-32
-33
-33
-33
-33
-34
-35
-35
-33
-32
-32
-31
-30
-32
-29
min °C
-34
-33
-33
-32
-33
-33
-33
-34
-35
-35
-35
-34
-33
-33
-34
-31
-32
-32
 chill °C
-45
-41
-33
-39
-42
-44
-39
-43
-43
-43
-41
-43
-51
-52
-54
-51
-52
-51
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2150
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-38-38-37-37-37-37-38-39-39-39-38-37-37-37-35-36-35-34-33-33-32-33-33-33-34-35-35-35-34-33-33-33-31-32-31-30-29-29-30-30-30-30-30-31-32-32-31-28-29-28-26-28-28
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 -32°C on Thu morning, min -35°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon night, min -35°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, near gales from the E by Mon 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
1494 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
High: scattered
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-28° C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
78
Severe gales from the NW
(78 kph at 320).
2.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2649 km E
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
3164 km ENE
204m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
light snow
Light snow.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Puerto Williams
3166 km ENE
14m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
ASCATB159E63S
3271 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATB159E62S
3282 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 266).
- km
Rio Grande Airport
3283 km ENE
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 290).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
3290 km ENE
215m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken

* 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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