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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun morning, min -23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun morning, severe gales from the SW by Sun night).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4750
4450
5550
2250
2100
4450
2200
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
65
SW
60
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-15
-15
-16
-18
-18
-18
-20
-20
-19
-18
-18
-19
-21
-20
-19
-19
-19
-19
min °C
-16
-16
-17
-18
-18
-20
-21
-20
-20
-19
-19
-23
-23
-20
-20
-19
-19
-20
 chill °C
-27
-26
-28
-27
-23
-26
-28
-27
-29
-31
-32
-42
-41
-35
-34
-32
-32
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-22-23-23-23-24-26-25-25-23-23-25-26-24-24-24-24-25-16-16-17-18-18-19-21-20-20-19-19-21-22-20-20-19-19-20-13-14-15-15-16-16-17-18-18-15-16-18-21-21-20-19-20-20
Sunrise
4:56
4:47
4:39
4:30
4:22
4:13
Sunset
10:49
10:59
11:07
11:14
11:22
11:30

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun morning, min -23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun morning, severe gales from the SW by Sun 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
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 290).
1.8 km
1612 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
1.8 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
light snow
Light snow.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-21°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-30°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
Jang Bogo Station
2016 km SW
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-29°C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Low: broken
BaseMarambio
2510 km E
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-8°C
Fog
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 20).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Captain Arturo Prat Base
2599 km E
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
44
Strong winds from the ESE
(44 kph at 110).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 120).
30 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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