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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue morning, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Fri morning, gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
4750
2050
2050
3100
2100
2000
km/h
30
N
40
N
60
NNW
40
NNE
15
NNE
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
25
SSW
55
SSW
55
SW
50
SW
40
WSW
55
W
45
SW
40
W
60
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
3
2
 mm
max °C
-27
-28
-27
-29
-29
-28
-28
-29
-29
-32
-29
-26
-26
-25
-25
-26
-24
-23
min °C
-27
-28
-29
-30
-29
-30
-28
-29
-32
-33
-30
-28
-26
-26
-30
-28
-24
-27
 chill °C
-42
-45
-49
-45
-40
-41
-38
-40
-46
-49
-50
-46
-44
-42
-51
-45
-40
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-28-28-30-29-29-28-29-31-33-30-27-26-26-28-27-24-25-23-23-23-25-24-24-23-24-27-29-27-24-22-21-23-23-20-21-19-19-19-19-20-21-21-22-23-26-26-21-17-17-18-21-16-17
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
7:46
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
8:06

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue morning, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Fri morning, gales from the WSW by Sat 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
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
3 hours ago
-22° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 200).
6.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
2 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
-10° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 120).
9.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
2655 km E
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
2934 km SE
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
Halvfarryggen
3017 km SE
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC159E64S
3073 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 347).
- km
3106 km SE
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
3164 km ENE
204m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered

* 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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