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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri night, min -31°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu night, stormy winds from the N by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -33°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, stormy winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2000
2050
2100
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
3900
2050
2200
2050
2050
km/h
30
NNE
30
NW
45
WNW
35
NNW
80
NNW
80
N
80
N
85
N
70
NNW
25
W
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
SW
20
WSW
50
W
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Snowflake cm
1
1
7
5
6
20
2
 mm
max °C
-29
-28
-25
-24
-19
-20
-21
-20
-25
-31
-29
-25
-24
-24
-25
-24
-19
min °C
-31
-30
-27
-25
-23
-21
-21
-22
-28
-33
-32
-27
-24
-25
-26
-26
-22
 chill °C
-47
-46
-44
-40
-40
-40
-40
-41
-45
-49
-47
-42
-37
-40
-39
-38
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-30-28-25-25-25-26-31-36-35-31-29-30-31-29-25-30-29-26-25-21-21-21-21-27-32-31-26-24-25-26-25-21-25-25-23-20-18-15-15-15-22-30-29-24-22-22-21-23-18
Sunrise
5:58
5:46
5:35
5:24
5:15
Sunset
9:38
9:51
10:03
10:12
10:22
10:33

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri night, min -31°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu night, stormy winds from the N by Sat night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -33°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, stormy winds from the WNW by Tue 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
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
10.0 km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-29° C
-
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC209E62S
2104 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SW
(60 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATC208E62S
2126 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATB208E62S
2129 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SSW
(57 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATC207E62S
2147 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATB207E62S
2149 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATC206E62S
2158 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATB206E62S
2170 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SW
(47 kph at 224).
- 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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