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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 26 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue night, min -28°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed morning, severe gales from the NNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri morning, min -28°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Fri morning, light winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
40
N
35
N
25
NNE
35
E
20
N
40
N
65
NE
55
N
60
NNW
65
NE
65
NE
55
NNE
40
NE
35
N
35
N
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
N
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
3
2
5
3
3
11
5
9
5
1
max °C
-24
-24
-23
-25
-25
-23
-25
-26
-23
-20
-21
-21
-24
-24
-27
-28
-27
-27
min °C
-25
-25
-24
-25
-26
-24
-26
-28
-26
-22
-22
-23
-24
-26
-28
-28
-27
-27
-40
-40
-38
-40
-38
-40
-46
-49
-47
-40
-40
-40
-40
-43
-40
-40
-37
-36
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue night, min -28°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed morning, severe gales from the NNW by Thu night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri morning, min -28°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Fri morning, light winds from the NNE 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.
57 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: few
1612 km S
2835m alt.
47 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: few
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-19° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
7.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
47 minutes ago
0° C
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
47 minutes ago
-20° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Jang Bogo Station
2016 km SW
29m alt.
47 minutes ago
-19° C
-
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 340).
40 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
2510 km E
200m alt.
47 minutes ago
0° C
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBernardoO higgins
2566 km E
10m alt.
47 minutes ago
-4° C
Mist
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 280).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
2582 km E
24m alt.
47 minutes ago
1° C
-
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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