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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 15 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed night, min -32°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat morning, min -33°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, near gales from the NNE by Mon night).

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
 km/h
30
ENE
35
NE
25
NE
30
NE
20
ENE
25
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
SW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
20
N
25
NNW
30
N
35
NNE
45
NNE
50
NE
1
1
1
4
max °C
-30
-30
-26
-28
-28
-30
-32
-31
-31
-30
-30
-30
-30
-31
-31
-33
-32
-31
min °C
-32
-30
-29
-28
-29
-31
-32
-32
-31
-30
-30
-30
-31
-31
-32
-33
-33
-32
-48
-46
-44
-43
-43
-46
-44
-42
-31
-40
-39
-39
-44
-46
-48
-50
-53
-52
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
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-30-28-28-29-31-32-32-31-30-30-30-31-31-32-33-33-32-27-26-24-23-24-26-27-27-27-26-26-26-26-27-28-29-29-27-25-24-22-21-22-23-24-24-24-23-23-23-23-23-24-25-24-21
Sunrise
4:30
4:37
4:47
4:54
5:03
5:13
Sunset
11:08
11:00
10:52
10:42
10:33
10:22

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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 -26°C on Wed night, min -32°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat morning, min -33°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, near gales from the NNE by Mon 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
1494 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: few
1612 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: few
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 30).
10.0 km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
2016 km SW
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
-
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 290).
40 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
moderate snow
Snow grains.
74
Gales from the S
(74 kph at 170).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
2510 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
light snow
Snow grains.
63
Gales from the S
(63 kph at 180).
<100m
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
2566 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
Mist
43
Strong winds from the SE
(43 kph at 130).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
2582 km E
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
50
Strong winds from the S
(50 kph at 180).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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