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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -35°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the N on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -22°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Thu night).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2200
2050
4300
2050
2050
2050
km/h
90
N
95
N
85
NNW
25
NW
25
SW
35
SW
30
W
20
WSW
65
W
40
W
90
W
80
W
105
WNW
115
WNW
55
NW
65
NW
50
NW
30
NW
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Snowflake cm
6
8
6
1
 mm
max °C
-20
-21
-23
-31
-34
-29
-28
-26
-24
-18
-14
-13
-15
-14
-16
-22
-22
-22
min °C
-21
-21
-30
-33
-35
-34
-29
-28
-25
-21
-16
-15
-15
-15
-21
-22
-22
-22
 chill °C
-40
-41
-48
-45
-53
-52
-44
-41
-44
-36
-33
-32
-33
-32
-38
-40
-38
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-25-30-36-38-36-33-32-29-24-20-19-20-20-24-26-27-27-21-21-27-32-35-32-29-27-25-20-15-14-15-15-19-22-22-22-15-15-22-30-32-29-25-25-19-17-11-12-14-14-17-20-20-19
Sunrise
5:46
5:35
5:24
5:15
5:05
4:56
Sunset
10:03
10:12
10:22
10:33
10:41
10:49

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -35°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the N on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -22°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
1612 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-28° C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 340).
10.0 km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-32° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: few
Jang Bogo Station
2016 km SW
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
40 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
56
Near gales from the S
(56 kph at 180).
2.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
BaseMarambio
2510 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 180).
2.0 km
Mid: clear
BaseBernardoO higgins
2566 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 200).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
2582 km E
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
Clouds dissolving.
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
30 km
Mid: clear

* 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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