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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue morning, min -27°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -27°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, stormy winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2350
3100
4050
4600
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2500
2050
2050
km/h
25
W
20
WNW
40
NW
75
NNW
65
N
30
NW
30
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
30
NW
35
NNW
20
NNE
20
SSW
30
SSW
10
WSW
65
NW
75
NW
80
WNW
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Snowflake cm
3
 mm
max °C
-15
-15
-15
-18
-21
-24
-27
-26
-24
-25
-26
-26
-27
-25
-20
-16
-16
-16
min °C
-16
-15
-18
-19
-23
-26
-27
-27
-26
-26
-26
-27
-27
-26
-24
-18
-16
-19
 chill °C
-26
-25
-35
-36
-40
-41
-42
-38
-36
-41
-42
-38
-39
-41
-36
-34
-32
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-20-22-24-26-30-31-32-30-30-30-31-32-31-26-22-20-23-16-15-17-19-22-25-27-27-25-26-26-27-27-26-22-17-16-18-14-13-15-16-18-21-22-23-22-21-22-22-24-25-20-16-15-15
Sunrise
3:20
3:14
3:05
2:59
2:51
2:45
Sunset
12:18
12:25
12:32
12:37
12:45
12:51

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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 Tue morning, min -27°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -27°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, stormy winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

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
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-30°C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 350 to 060 degs)
(15 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
4 hours ago
-22°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 180).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
4 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2649 km E
45m alt.
4 hours ago
-11°C
light snow
Light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 90).
2.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
2655 km E
52m alt.
4 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB303E63S
2674 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SSE
(55 kph at 162).
- km
ASCATB303E62S
2780 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 141).
- km
ASCATB304E62S
2792 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SSE
(46 kph at 153).
- km
ASCATB305E62S
2823 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SSE
(43 kph at 160).
- km
ASCATB303E61S
2880 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSE
(36 kph at 157).
- 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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