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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 17 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat night, min -41°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue afternoon, min -27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
km/h
50
SSW
55
SSW
95
SW
70
SW
50
WSW
45
W
60
WNW
75
WNW
100
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
55
W
70
WNW
75
WNW
70
NW
45
W
50
WSW
50
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
3
1
2
 mm
max °C
-41
-40
-29
-27
-23
-21
-22
-24
-23
-25
-25
-25
-24
-23
-23
-26
-25
-23
min °C
-41
-41
-38
-28
-24
-23
-23
-24
-26
-26
-26
-27
-25
-24
-26
-26
-26
-25
 chill °C
-64
-65
-65
-49
-41
-40
-42
-44
-46
-45
-47
-48
-44
-44
-43
-43
-43
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
4200
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-41-34-28-24-22-23-24-25-26-26-26-25-24-25-26-26-24-39-38-30-24-20-17-18-20-20-21-20-21-20-19-20-21-21-20-36-36-27-18-16-13-16-18-17-17-17-17-16-14-15-16-17-16
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 -21°C on Sat night, min -41°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue afternoon, min -27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

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.
3 hours ago
-31° C
clear
Haze -.
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 110).
4.9 km
Low: broken
ASCATC182E65S
2440 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the NNE
(62 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATC183E64S
2479 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NNE
(55 kph at 17).
- km
ASCATC182E64S
2482 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNE
(58 kph at 14).
- km
ASCATC181E64S
2490 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the NNE
(61 kph at 12).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 320).
0.0 km
ASCATC180E65S
2527 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 359).
- km
ASCATC179E64S
2536 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the N
(38 kph at 359).
- km
ASCATC180E64S
2537 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 0).
- km
ASCATC183E63S
2548 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NNE
(55 kph at 13).
- 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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