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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 28 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri morning, min -29°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Fri morning, light winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue night, min -30°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
40
NE
35
N
45
NW
45
NE
50
NE
35
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
35
N
25
N
40
NNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
ENE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
4
1
1
5
5
4
2
3
1
max °C
-26
-25
-22
-21
-21
-22
-23
-24
-28
-29
-29
-27
-27
-27
-27
-27
-26
-24
min °C
-26
-26
-24
-22
-21
-23
-23
-25
-29
-30
-29
-28
-27
-27
-28
-28
-27
-25
-42
-44
-41
-38
-37
-38
-36
-38
-45
-46
-46
-44
-42
-42
-43
-42
-39
-34
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-31-28-26-26-27-28-30-34-34-34-33-32-32-33-32-31-29-26-26-23-22-21-23-23-25-29-30-29-28-27-27-28-28-27-25-19-19-20-18-15-17-17-18-23-24-23-23-22-24-24-24-25-24
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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri morning, min -29°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Fri morning, light winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue night, min -30°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

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. (31 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
High: overcast
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-18° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
ASCATB299E63S
2491 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WSW
(38 kph at 256).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
ASCATB297E63S
2517 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB298E63S
2532 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
2541 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB297E62S
2611 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WNW
(25 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
2620 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB302E63S
2644 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 256).
- 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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