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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed night, min -29°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the NNE by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat morning, min -28°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat night, light winds from the NNE by Mon night).

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
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
30
NNE
40
NE
50
NE
45
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
30
ESE
35
ESE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
1
7
4
2
1
max °C
-29
-27
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-27
-27
-27
-26
-27
-27
-27
-27
min °C
-29
-27
-27
-26
-26
-26
-26
-27
-27
-27
-27
-27
-28
-27
-27
-27
-27
-27
-45
-43
-45
-43
-40
-39
-39
-40
-40
-39
-39
-41
-42
-40
-38
-39
-38
-38
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-31-31-30-30-31-31-31-31-32-32-32-32-32-32-32-32-32-29-27-27-26-26-26-26-27-27-27-27-27-28-27-27-27-27-27-24-22-21-20-22-22-23-23-24-23-23-25-25-23-24-24-24-24
Sunrise
3:38
3:45
3:51
3:59
4:07
4:13
Sunset
12:03
11:56
11:48
11:41
11:33
11:25

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed night, min -29°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the NNE by Fri morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat morning, min -28°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat night, light winds from the NNE by Mon 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.
3 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (41 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
0.6 km
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-21° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (15 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 240).
0.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
clear
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2649 km E
45m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
8.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
2655 km E
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB329E69S
2739 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SSE
(33 kph at 160).
- km
ASCATB329E68S
2746 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SSE
(23 kph at 163).
- km
ASCATC327E68S
2797 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 173).
- km
ASCATC328E68S
2815 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
8
Light winds from the SSW
(8 kph at 205).
- 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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