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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 24 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -27°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon afternoon, min -27°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
3750
2050
3850
5550
2300
2050
km/h
15
NW
15
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
45
W
45
SW
45
WNW
95
WSW
100
WSW
45
WSW
35
W
50
W
40
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-26
-25
-19
-18
-18
-19
-17
-14
-15
-17
-15
-17
-26
-26
-26
-25
-24
-20
min °C
-27
-26
-22
-18
-20
-22
-19
-15
-16
-17
-16
-24
-26
-27
-27
-26
-25
-23
 chill °C
-37
-36
-34
-29
-34
-38
-33
-32
-29
-31
-28
-41
-42
-41
-38
-36
-35
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-30-26-23-24-26-23-20-20-22-21-25-31-31-31-30-29-26-27-26-21-18-19-21-18-15-16-17-16-21-26-27-27-26-25-22-23-25-19-15-14-18-16-11-12-15-14-16-21-23-24-24-23-21
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -27°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon afternoon, min -27°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon night, light winds from the SW 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
1494 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (44 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
1 hour 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
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Dinamet
2655 km E
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
2934 km SE
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATC169E63S
2976 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 52).
- km
ASCATC168E63S
2987 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the ESE
(27 kph at 118).
- km
ASCATC167E63S
3002 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 115).
- 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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