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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 20 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed morning, min -23°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Mon night, stormy winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri night, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, severe gales from the SW by Sat night).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
4650
2000
2000
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
3900
2150
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2100
km/h
70
NW
60
W
35
W
35
NW
50
NW
65
WNW
75
NW
90
NNW
70
NNW
65
WNW
35
WNW
10
N
35
NE
20
NE
20
SW
35
SW
55
SW
75
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
4
2
1
2
 mm
max °C
-20
-21
-20
-19
-18
-17
-16
-17
-21
-27
-28
-27
-27
-26
-23
-25
-27
-23
min °C
-21
-22
-21
-20
-18
-18
-17
-19
-23
-28
-28
-29
-27
-27
-26
-27
-28
-26
 chill °C
-39
-39
-32
-34
-33
-33
-34
-37
-41
-47
-44
-40
-42
-39
-35
-44
-47
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-27-26-25-24-23-22-23-27-32-33-33-31-32-30-30-32-29-21-22-21-20-18-18-17-18-22-28-28-28-27-27-25-26-28-25-17-17-16-15-15-15-15-15-16-22-24-25-24-24-22-20-24-20
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed morning, min -23°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Mon night, stormy winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri night, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, severe gales from the SW by Sat 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.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Mid: few
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 160).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2649 km E
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
2655 km E
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC173E63S
2870 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATC172E63S
2890 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATC173E62S
2918 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC171E63S
2931 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 263).
- km

* 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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