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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 21 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue night, min -30°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun afternoon, min -28°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, gales from the N by Sun morning).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
15
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
25
W
30
W
35
WNW
50
NNW
65
N
70
N
45
NNE
3
3
3
2
max °C
-30
-30
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-27
-27
-25
-25
-24
-22
-20
-18
-19
min °C
-30
-30
-29
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-29
-28
-27
-26
-25
-25
-24
-21
-20
-22
-46
-44
-43
-42
-41
-41
-42
-41
-42
-40
-38
-38
-39
-40
-40
-38
-37
-37
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
3650
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:22
5:33
5:45
5:56
6:09
6:24
Sunset
10:12
10:02
9:51
9:38
9:25
9:10

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue night, min -30°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun afternoon, min -28°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, gales from the N by Sun morning).

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.
1 hour ago
-22° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
-
56
Near gales from the E
(56 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-15° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
Wind obs. (56 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.6 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB179E68S
2218 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 357).
- km
ASCATC179E68S
2221 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 359).
- km
ASCATB180E68S
2227 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 12).
- km
ASCATC180E68S
2230 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATB182E67S
2241 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the E
(32 kph at 99).
- km
ASCATC178E68S
2248 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the N
(48 kph at 9).
- km
ASCATC180E67S
2248 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the ENE
(14 kph at 74).
- 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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