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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun afternoon, min -26°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
2350
2350
2250
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
4700
km/h
20
WNW
15
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
70
SW
65
SSW
60
SSW
65
SSW
50
S
40
SSE
25
SE
35
S
40
S
30
SSW
20
SW
15
W
25
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-20
-20
-20
-20
-19
-20
-23
-23
-23
-26
-25
-23
-23
-22
-21
-19
-18
-17
min °C
-20
-20
-21
-21
-19
-24
-23
-23
-26
-27
-25
-24
-23
-22
-22
-20
-18
-19
 chill °C
-30
-29
-32
-34
-33
-43
-41
-41
-45
-45
-41
-38
-37
-37
-36
-30
-27
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-25-25-25-23-26-27-27-29-31-30-29-28-27-26-25-23-24-20-20-21-21-19-22-23-23-25-27-25-24-23-22-22-20-18-18-17-17-18-16-15-19-22-22-24-27-27-26-24-24-21-17-17-16
Sunrise
4:39
4:30
4:22
4:13
4:05
3:58
Sunset
11:07
11:14
11:22
11:30
11:37
11:44

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun afternoon, min -26°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Sun night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

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. (7 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
1612 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-18°C
light snow
Light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 70).
3.8 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
48
Strong winds from the SE
(48 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: clear
Jang Bogo Station
2016 km SW
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
2510 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
2582 km E
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Captain Arturo Prat Base
2599 km E
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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