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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Mon 25 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon morning, min -27°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, gales from the E by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri morning, min -25°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu morning, severe gales from the NNE by Fri morning).

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
35
NNW
20
N
20
NE
55
E
60
E
50
NNE
30
NE
40
WNW
55
NW
80
NNE
55
NNE
40
NNE
45
NE
55
NE
30
NNE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
2
1
4
7
5
1
2
7
3
4
3
5
7
max °C
-21
-22
-22
-23
-23
-22
-22
-25
-25
-23
-25
-21
-19
-19
-19
-20
-21
-23
min °C
-23
-22
-24
-23
-23
-23
-23
-27
-26
-25
-25
-24
-23
-19
-20
-21
-23
-25
-38
-36
-39
-38
-35
-33
-41
-46
-43
-40
-41
-42
-43
-35
-34
-37
-39
-42
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2000
2050
2100
2000
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-26-27-28-29-27-27-30-31-30-30-28-26-23-25-25-27-29-22-22-23-23-23-23-23-26-26-24-25-23-21-19-20-21-22-24-18-17-18-19-19-19-18-20-20-18-20-19-17-15-15-15-17-17
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon morning, min -27°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, gales from the E by Wed morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri morning, min -25°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu morning, severe gales from the NNE by Fri morning).

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
ASCATC180E76S
1550 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNE
(27 kph at 21).
- km
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (59 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-24° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATC183E66S
2280 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATC182E66S
2323 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC181E66S
2339 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATC180E66S
2364 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC183E65S
2364 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATC182E65S
2379 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 261).
- 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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