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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 08 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon afternoon, min -24°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the NNE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed morning, min -28°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2350
2050
2000
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
35
WNW
30
WNW
50
NNW
35
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
30
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
E
10
SE
5
SSW
15
W
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Snowflake cm
4
2
3
1
 mm
max °C
-24
-22
-19
-19
-18
-18
-18
-17
-18
-19
-20
-20
-18
-19
-19
-20
-21
-22
min °C
-24
-23
-21
-19
-18
-19
-19
-18
-19
-19
-20
-21
-19
-19
-19
-20
-21
-28
 chill °C
-38
-37
-36
-32
-28
-31
-32
-27
-26
-26
-28
-30
-30
-28
-27
-27
-21
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-27-24-23-22-23-23-23-24-24-25-25-24-24-25-26-26-30-24-23-20-19-18-19-19-18-19-19-20-21-19-19-19-20-21-25-20-19-17-16-16-16-14-15-15-16-17-18-18-17-18-19-18-22
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 Sat night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon afternoon, min -24°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the NNE by Mon night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed morning, min -28°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
3 hours ago
-29° C
light snow
Light snow.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 80).
2.7 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 230).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2649 km E
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
2655 km E
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
2934 km SE
574m alt.
3 hours ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
3106 km SE
1290m alt.
3 hours ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
3164 km ENE
204m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
3166 km ENE
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
3166 km ENE
14m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
10.0 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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