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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 29 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed morning, min -35°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat afternoon, min -27°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Sat morning, strong winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
km/h
70
NW
75
NW
80
NNW
55
N
40
NNW
20
WSW
40
SW
30
WSW
55
NNW
75
N
65
N
55
NNE
75
NE
70
NNE
70
NNE
60
N
40
NNE
45
NE
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2
2
1
2
2
5
5
5
10
4
2
3
max °C
-25
-26
-27
-28
-31
-31
-30
-25
-25
-23
-22
-22
-25
-25
-25
-25
-23
-22
min °C
-26
-26
-27
-29
-31
-35
-34
-27
-26
-24
-23
-25
-26
-26
-27
-26
-25
-23
-46
-46
-48
-47
-49
-53
-53
-42
-44
-43
-41
-45
-46
-46
-47
-45
-41
-40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
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-30-31-32-33-35-37-36-29-29-27-27-28-30-30-31-30-28-27-26-26-27-29-31-33-32-26-26-24-23-24-26-26-26-26-24-23-22-23-23-24-27-32-32-25-23-21-21-20-21-21-21-20-20-19
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 Wed night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed morning, min -35°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat afternoon, min -27°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Sat morning, strong winds from the ENE by Mon 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.
3 hours ago
-21° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
ASCATB198E67S
1785 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB197E67S
1826 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATB196E67S
1843 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATB199E67S
1851 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATB199E66S
1861 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATB195E67S
1869 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB198E66S
1875 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WSW
(27 kph at 249).
- km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-21° C
-
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few

* 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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