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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 28 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed morning, min -36°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat afternoon, min -32°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNE on Sat night, strong winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
km/h
70
NNW
70
NNW
60
WSW
75
WNW
70
NW
75
NNW
70
N
45
NW
50
WSW
55
W
60
WNW
60
NNW
65
N
65
N
85
NNE
75
N
65
N
45
NNE
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1
2
1
1
1
3
1
11
1
2
max °C
-30
-33
-30
-29
-30
-31
-33
-35
-34
-29
-29
-28
-27
-26
-28
-31
-30
-29
min °C
-32
-35
-36
-30
-31
-32
-34
-36
-36
-32
-29
-30
-29
-26
-29
-31
-31
-30
-55
-58
-55
-52
-54
-55
-57
-54
-54
-52
-49
-50
-50
-45
-51
-53
-52
-49
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
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Sunrise
7:09
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
8:23
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 -29°C on Wed morning, min -36°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat afternoon, min -32°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNE on Sat night, strong winds from the NNE by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Frakes at the specific elevation of 3675 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
-28° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-23° C
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB191E67S
1998 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
81
Severe gales from the ESE
(81 kph at 122).
- km
ASCATB193E66S
2028 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the N
(58 kph at 359).
- km
ASCATB192E66S
2044 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNW
(51 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATB190E67S
2057 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
71
Gales from the SE
(71 kph at 136).
- km
ASCATB191E66S
2068 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 311).
- km
ASCATB188E67S
2076 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
75
Severe gales from the SSE
(75 kph at 147).
- km
ASCATB194E65S
2081 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the N
(66 kph at 356).
- 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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