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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 26 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon afternoon, min -33°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed night, min -34°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Fri morning).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
5
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
25
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NNW
35
WSW
55
WNW
80
NW
75
NW
70
NNW
60
NW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
2
max °C
-27
-27
-25
-24
-23
-23
-27
-31
-28
-27
-25
-24
-30
-30
-33
-31
-29
-25
min °C
-27
-27
-27
-24
-24
-25
-28
-32
-33
-27
-27
-29
-31
-32
-34
-32
-31
-27
-32
-34
-35
-32
-37
-41
-46
-51
-51
-45
-48
-51
-53
-53
-50
-46
-45
-42
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
7650
3200
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
7500
4600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-31-30-28-28-28-32-35-34-31-30-31-34-35-37-36-34-30-27-27-26-24-24-24-28-32-31-27-26-27-31-31-34-32-30-26-25-25-23-22-21-21-24-27-27-24-24-25-26-28-33-31-29-24
Sunrise
6:24
6:43
7:09
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
9:10
8:51
8:23
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon afternoon, min -33°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed night, min -34°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the W 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
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-30° C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 60).
10.0 km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-20° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC180E68S
2228 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the SSW
(64 kph at 204).
- km
ASCATC183E67S
2233 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the SSW
(62 kph at 206).
- km
ASCATC179E68S
2245 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the SSW
(63 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATC180E67S
2245 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the SSW
(62 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATC183E66S
2269 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 199).
- km
ASCATC178E68S
2273 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the SSW
(64 kph at 204).
- km
ASCATC182E67S
2275 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the SSW
(63 kph at 196).
- 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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