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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 16 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -25°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the NNE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri morning, min -34°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Sat night, moderate winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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night
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night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
30
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
25
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
45
NE
40
NE
50
NE
40
ENE
65
E
40
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
4
3
3
6
3
2
5
max °C
-20
-20
-22
-23
-23
-24
-24
-25
-22
-23
-23
-23
-24
-24
-26
-33
-33
-33
min °C
-21
-21
-23
-23
-24
-24
-25
-25
-23
-23
-23
-24
-24
-24
-32
-34
-33
-34
-34
-31
-35
-37
-40
-40
-40
-41
-38
-39
-39
-40
-41
-39
-52
-52
-49
-50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2150
2650
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
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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 Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -25°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the NNE by Thu night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri morning, min -34°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Sat night, moderate winds from the NE by Sun 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
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-30° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: broken
ASCATB295E64S
2368 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB296E64S
2383 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SW
(47 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB297E64S
2411 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NE
(32 kph at 51).
- km
ASCATB295E63S
2465 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB296E63S
2487 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
2500 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NE
(48 kph at 51).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-
67
Gales from the SSW
(67 kph at 210).
0.3 km
Mid: broken
High: scattered
ASCATB297E63S
2515 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATB298E63S
2530 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 238).
- 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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