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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 07 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon morning, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2050
2100
4250
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
35
SW
40
WSW
30
WSW
35
WNW
30
WNW
45
NW
20
N
20
NNW
30
NNW
40
NW
30
WNW
10
NNE
20
N
35
NNW
35
N
20
N
10
N
5
NNW
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Snowflake cm
3
2
3
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-29
-28
-24
-24
-21
-19
-19
-18
-17
-17
-18
-18
-22
-24
-24
-24
-23
-23
min °C
-29
-29
-26
-24
-23
-20
-20
-19
-18
-18
-18
-20
-23
-24
-25
-24
-24
-23
 chill °C
-45
-46
-42
-38
-37
-35
-30
-30
-32
-32
-30
-31
-36
-39
-40
-36
-32
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-33-30-28-26-24-23-22-22-22-23-24-27-29-30-29-28-28-29-29-25-24-22-20-20-19-18-18-18-19-23-24-25-24-24-23-27-26-22-19-19-17-16-17-14-13-13-14-17-18-20-20-20-19
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 Sat night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon morning, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed 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.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 260).
3.6 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2649 km E
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 330).
1.2 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
2655 km E
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Halvfarryggen
3017 km SE
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
3106 km SE
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
3164 km ENE
204m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
3166 km ENE
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
3166 km ENE
14m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 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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