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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed night, min -25°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu morning, min -39°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, near gales from the SSW by Sat night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
5300
9850
3750
2050
2050
km/h
75
SSW
70
SSW
65
SSW
45
S
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
15
S
10
WSW
10
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
20
SSW
40
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-23
-24
-24
-24
-23
-23
-23
-22
-20
-20
-20
-20
-21
-22
-24
-27
-32
-35
min °C
-24
-24
-25
-24
-24
-23
-23
-23
-21
-20
-20
-20
-22
-23
-26
-29
-34
-39
 chill °C
-44
-43
-45
-40
-40
-38
-37
-37
-32
-27
-27
-30
-33
-34
-32
-37
-51
-62
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-28-29-29-29-28-28-27-26-25-25-25-26-28-30-33-36-40-24-24-25-24-24-23-23-23-21-20-20-20-22-23-25-28-33-37-21-22-24-25-25-25-24-23-19-17-17-18-19-21-22-26-30-37
Sunrise
4:22
4:13
4:05
3:58
3:50
3:43
Sunset
11:22
11:30
11:37
11:44
11:51
11:57

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed night, min -25°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu morning, min -39°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, near gales from the SSW 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
-22°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 80).
2.2 km
Mid: few
High: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB295E65S
2253 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATC295E65S
2255 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the W
(23 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATB287E63S
2268 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the WNW
(18 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB288E63S
2282 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the WNW
(14 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATC295E64S
2299 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB295E64S
2306 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WSW
(25 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATC289E63S
2314 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
8
Light winds from the WSW
(8 kph at 245).
- 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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