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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun night, min -32°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue morning, min -30°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu morning).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2050
4050
2050
2050
2500
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2100
2100
2050
km/h
30
SW
40
SW
55
SW
80
SW
75
SW
110
WSW
100
WSW
80
SW
40
W
35
W
30
WNW
50
NNW
25
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
40
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-32
-32
-26
-25
-22
-20
-23
-23
-21
-21
-22
-23
-27
-28
-28
-29
-29
-28
min °C
-32
-32
-30
-27
-24
-23
-24
-24
-23
-21
-22
-26
-28
-28
-29
-29
-30
-30
 chill °C
-48
-50
-50
-48
-44
-46
-45
-42
-39
-35
-35
-43
-40
-41
-43
-42
-44
-45
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-32-28-26-23-22-24-24-22-21-22-25-28-28-29-29-30-29-28-29-25-23-19-17-19-20-18-16-17-21-23-24-25-25-25-24-28-28-23-19-16-14-15-16-15-13-14-17-19-20-22-22-22-20
Sunrise
3:43
3:35
3:28
3:20
3:14
3:05
Sunset
11:57
12:04
12:11
12:18
12:25
12:32

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun night, min -32°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue morning, min -30°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu morning).

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
-31°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-24°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
-
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC217E61S
1953 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the S
(62 kph at 189).
- km
ASCATC216E61S
2008 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the S
(61 kph at 190).
- km
Jang Bogo Station
2016 km SW
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-23°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATC217E60S
2063 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 191).
- km
ASCATC215E61S
2068 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 192).
- km
ASCATC216E60S
2084 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATC215E60S
2085 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SSW
(60 kph at 193).
- 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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