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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Mon 03 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon morning, min -31°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Tue morning, moderate winds from the NW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu night, min -30°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
50
NW
50
NNW
45
NNE
70
NNE
60
NNE
55
N
45
NNE
45
NW
25
NW
40
NNE
40
NE
30
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
15
S
5
SW
10
S
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
5
5
8
7
1
1
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-21
-21
-21
-24
-23
-24
-28
-31
-26
-26
-26
-25
-27
-28
-29
-30
-29
-29
min °C
-22
-22
-24
-24
-24
-27
-29
-31
-29
-26
-27
-26
-27
-28
-30
-30
-30
-30
 chill °C
-37
-38
-43
-43
-42
-44
-46
-50
-46
-42
-42
-37
-36
-34
-41
-37
-39
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon morning, min -31°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Tue morning, moderate winds from the NW by Wed night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu night, min -30°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Fri 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.
2 hours ago
-36° C
light snow
Light snow.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 100).
7.0 km
Low: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (41 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
3 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
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 260).
10.0 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).
ASCATC170E63S
2927 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 193).
- km
ASCATC171E63S
2934 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the S
(56 kph at 188).
- km
2934 km SE
574m alt.
3 hours ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATC171E62S
2965 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the S
(52 kph at 184).
- km
ASCATB168E63S
2975 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SSW
(52 kph at 195).
- 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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