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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun morning, min -40°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, near gales from the E by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu night, min -40°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
15
N
10
WNW
20
W
45
NW
40
N
45
ENE
50
E
45
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
S
20
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
40
SW
35
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
4
2
 mm
max °C
-36
-35
-31
-30
-30
-30
-35
-37
-39
-39
-34
-30
-30
-31
-30
-30
-29
-27
min °C
-37
-36
-35
-30
-30
-34
-36
-38
-40
-40
-37
-32
-31
-31
-32
-30
-30
-29
 chill °C
-50
-48
-49
-48
-48
-55
-57
-58
-60
-59
-55
-50
-47
-48
-50
-46
-47
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2200
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
4100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-39-38-35-34-36-39-41-42-43-39-35-34-35-35-34-34-33-37-36-33-30-30-32-36-38-40-40-36-31-31-31-31-30-30-28-33-33-31-27-28-28-30-33-37-38-36-32-31-31-30-28-28-25
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun morning, min -40°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, near gales from the E by Sun night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu night, min -40°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Thu 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
-30° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 290).
0.0 km
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2649 km E
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC177E63S
2732 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 94).
- km
ASCATC176E63S
2764 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 95).
- km
ASCATC177E62S
2810 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
8
Light winds from the W
(8 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATC176E62S
2840 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the WSW
(14 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB175E63S
2845 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC175E63S
2850 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATC174E63S
2856 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WNW
(21 kph at 285).
- 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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