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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun afternoon, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu night, min -31°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Tue morning, moderate winds from the SW by Thu night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
4050
2300
2400
2150
2000
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
20
WNW
20
WSW
30
WSW
45
WSW
50
SW
90
SW
75
SW
70
SSW
75
SSW
65
S
50
S
40
SSE
45
SSE
60
S
60
S
60
SSW
40
SSW
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-24
-24
-24
-25
-23
-25
-27
-27
-28
-30
-31
-30
-29
-28
-28
-27
-27
-26
min °C
-25
-24
-25
-25
-24
-28
-27
-27
-30
-31
-31
-30
-30
-29
-28
-28
-27
-26
 chill °C
-37
-36
-38
-41
-41
-50
-48
-47
-51
-51
-50
-47
-48
-49
-48
-46
-44
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-24-25-25-24-27-27-27-29-31-31-30-30-29-28-28-27-26-19-20-21-21-20-24-23-23-25-27-27-26-25-24-24-23-23-22-17-17-18-17-16-20-22-22-24-27-28-28-26-25-22-21-21-18
Sunrise
4:39
4:30
4:22
4:13
4:05
3:58
Sunset
11:07
11:14
11:22
11:30
11:37
11:44

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun afternoon, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Sun night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu night, min -31°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Tue morning, moderate winds from the SW by Thu 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
ASCATC177E76S
1617 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 285).
- km
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
-
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 20).
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-26°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
2510 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC180E64S
2566 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the N
(54 kph at 1).
- km
BaseEsperanza
2582 km E
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC178E64S
2605 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the N
(57 kph at 1).
- km
ASCATC179E64S
2606 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the N
(53 kph at 3).
- 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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