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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Mon 11 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon morning, min -32°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat night, min -32°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
55
N
40
N
30
NNW
30
NNE
40
NE
20
E
10
W
20
WNW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WNW
20
N
25
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
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2
1
1
1
3
1
max °C
-24
-26
-26
-25
-27
-28
-29
-29
-30
-31
-31
-27
-25
-26
-26
-26
-25
-24
min °C
-25
-26
-28
-26
-27
-31
-30
-30
-32
-32
-31
-31
-26
-26
-27
-26
-25
-25
-42
-42
-43
-42
-43
-31
-38
-41
-45
-46
-43
-43
-39
-37
-41
-39
-37
-36
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
3550
2050
2050
2050
2150
2600
2050
2050
3600
4100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-30-31-29-30-33-34-34-36-36-35-34-31-30-30-30-29-30-25-26-27-26-27-30-30-30-31-32-31-29-26-26-27-26-25-25-23-24-24-23-24-25-26-26-28-29-27-26-22-22-24-24-24-25
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 Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon morning, min -32°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat night, min -32°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh 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.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
High: scattered
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
Mist
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB179E70S
2031 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
80
Severe gales from the SW
(80 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATB180E70S
2039 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
71
Gales from the SW
(71 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATB185E67S
2145 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the W
(62 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB184E67S
2172 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the W
(60 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATB185E66S
2210 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATB183E67S
2233 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 268).
- 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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