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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu morning, min -30°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, strong winds from the NW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon morning, min -38°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Sat morning, near gales from the SSE by Sat night).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
9950
2200
2050
km/h
35
SSE
35
SSE
5
S
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
30
N
15
NNE
20
S
30
S
50
S
50
SSE
50
SSE
50
S
50
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
4
1
 mm
max °C
-22
-20
-19
-18
-19
-20
-23
-24
-26
-32
-35
-34
-29
-28
-24
-21
-21
-22
min °C
-22
-21
-20
-18
-19
-22
-23
-25
-30
-33
-37
-38
-31
-28
-27
-23
-21
-23
 chill °C
-36
-35
-30
-28
-31
-36
-38
-38
-41
-48
-57
-59
-50
-47
-46
-40
-36
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-26-25-24-24-26-27-29-31-36-39-39-34-32-29-26-26-28-22-21-20-18-19-21-23-25-28-33-36-36-30-28-26-22-21-23-25-23-18-16-17-20-20-21-24-31-35-37-34-33-29-22-19-18
Sunrise
4:05
3:58
3:50
3:43
3:35
3:28
Sunset
11:37
11:44
11:51
11:57
12:04
12:11

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu morning, min -30°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, strong winds from the NW by Thu night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon morning, min -38°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Sat morning, near gales from the SSE by Sat 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
-17°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-23°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-21°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB297E64S
2408 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
2489 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 227).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
1 hour ago
-24°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
74
Gales from the WSW
(74 kph at 240).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
2510 km E
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-24°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
81
Severe gales from the SW
(81 kph at 230).
0.1 km
Mid: sky obscured
ASCATB297E63S
2516 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATB298E63S
2523 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATB297E62S
2536 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 237).
- 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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