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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 15 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu morning, min -39°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, severe gales from the WNW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat night, min -25°C on Sun night). Mainly stormy winds.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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PM
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PM
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light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
15
SW
25
SW
50
SW
50
W
65
WNW
25
W
50
SSW
55
SSW
60
SSW
55
SW
55
WSW
75
W
90
WNW
60
W
30
WNW
40
WSW
40
WNW
60
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
3
2
 mm
max °C
-29
-29
-21
-19
-22
-24
-37
-39
-29
-21
-19
-18
-20
-22
-23
-22
-20
-19
min °C
-29
-29
-28
-20
-24
-32
-38
-39
-37
-24
-20
-20
-21
-23
-25
-24
-22
-21
 chill °C
-40
-43
-44
-38
-42
-50
-60
-62
-60
-42
-36
-38
-40
-38
-40
-39
-37
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2150
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
3100
2450
2050
2050
2700
2050
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-33-33-29-25-27-33-40-41-37-27-24-23-25-28-29-28-26-25-29-29-25-20-23-28-38-39-33-23-20-19-21-23-24-23-21-20-27-26-20-15-18-24-34-36-32-20-14-14-17-18-18-20-17-18
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu morning, min -39°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, severe gales from the WNW by Thu morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat night, min -25°C on Sun night). Mainly stormy winds.

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
-26° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 70).
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 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.
2 hours ago
-5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
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.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB171E63S
2951 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB171E62S
2961 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB170E63S
2961 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB169E63S
2973 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 274).
- 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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