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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Mon 27 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon afternoon, min -29°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu afternoon, min -23°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Thu morning, near gales from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2100
2400
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
4350
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
50
WSW
45
WSW
55
WSW
35
W
35
W
25
W
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
50
NW
45
NW
55
NNW
40
NNW
25
NNE
40
NNW
45
NNE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
5
 mm
max °C
-18
-17
-17
-21
-21
-25
-25
-23
-20
-19
-18
-18
-19
-18
-19
-21
-21
-21
min °C
-19
-18
-21
-21
-22
-29
-27
-23
-23
-20
-18
-19
-19
-19
-20
-21
-22
-23
 chill °C
-34
-32
-35
-35
-36
-43
-42
-36
-36
-31
-29
-33
-33
-35
-34
-33
-37
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-22-24-26-27-31-30-28-26-24-23-24-24-24-25-26-27-27-19-18-19-21-22-27-26-23-22-20-18-19-19-19-20-21-22-22-14-14-14-17-16-23-25-23-21-19-16-15-15-16-16-17-18-17
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 Mon afternoon, min -29°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu afternoon, min -23°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Thu morning, near gales from the NNW 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
-27° C
light snow
Light snow.
17
Light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 360 to 070 degs)
(17 kph at 40).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC183E65S
2419 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 4).
- km
ASCATC182E65S
2437 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 5).
- km
ASCATB182E65S
2441 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATC183E64S
2448 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 13).
- km
ASCATC184E64S
2455 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 4).
- km
ASCATB182E64S
2467 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the N
(23 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATC182E64S
2472 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATC180E65S
2501 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 68).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Low: scattered

* 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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