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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 18 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat night, min -24°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -33°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Tue night, gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2050
3600
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2600
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
km/h
60
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
65
WNW
85
WNW
65
WNW
70
NW
80
WNW
50
WSW
45
NNW
50
WNW
35
WNW
40
NNW
70
N
60
WNW
35
SW
50
SSW
60
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
3
6
 mm
max °C
-22
-19
-17
-17
-18
-20
-19
-21
-21
-21
-21
-19
-19
-23
-26
-29
-33
-32
min °C
-24
-20
-18
-18
-19
-21
-20
-22
-22
-21
-21
-21
-20
-25
-27
-31
-33
-33
 chill °C
-42
-34
-32
-35
-37
-37
-38
-41
-41
-36
-37
-37
-36
-43
-44
-49
-53
-55
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-24-22-23-23-26-24-27-27-26-26-26-24-29-32-35-37-36-23-20-18-18-19-21-20-22-22-21-21-20-20-24-27-30-33-33-19-16-13-16-17-17-17-17-17-16-17-17-15-18-21-25-27-29
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat night, min -24°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -33°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Tue night, gales from the WNW by Wed 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.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Mid: few
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-29° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
46
Strong winds from the SSE
(46 kph at 150).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB331E76S
2159 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 159).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 300).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
2 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
-1° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
63
Gales from the WNW
(63 kph at 290).
3.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
2655 km E
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
2934 km SE
574m alt.
3 hours ago
-25° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB311E62S
2979 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 279).
- km
Halvfarryggen
3017 km SE
694m alt.
3 hours ago
-26° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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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