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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 05 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun morning, min -33°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu morning, min -32°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed night, light winds from the NE by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
45
E
45
E
50
E
40
ESE
45
SE
20
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
30
N
30
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
10
ENE
10
N
2
2
1
max °C
-28
-28
-29
-29
-29
-31
-32
-32
-31
-32
-32
-31
-30
-30
-30
-31
-31
-31
min °C
-28
-28
-29
-29
-30
-32
-32
-33
-33
-32
-32
-32
-30
-30
-30
-31
-31
-32
-46
-46
-48
-46
-47
-42
-42
-43
-42
-48
-48
-49
-47
-46
-43
-45
-41
-40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-29-29-30-32-32-33-32-32-32-32-30-30-30-31-31-32-25-25-26-26-27-28-28-29-28-29-29-27-25-25-26-26-26-28-24-24-25-26-26-26-25-26-26-25-25-22-19-19-21-22-23-24
Sunrise
2:16
3:24
3:31
3:38
3:45
3:51
Sunset
12:26
12:18
12:11
12:03
11:56
11:48

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun morning, min -33°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Tue night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu morning, min -32°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed night, light winds from the NE by Fri 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
1494 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: scattered
1612 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-57° C
light snow
Diamond dust.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
light snow
Light snow.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
7.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
moderate snow
Intermittent moderate snow.
56
Near gales from the NNW
(56 kph at 340).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-14° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
2016 km SW
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-23° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 340).
40 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC173E70S
2199 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the S
(32 kph at 176).
- km
ASCATC172E70S
2243 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 105).
- km
ASCATC173E69S
2252 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 120).
- km
ASCATC174E69S
2252 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SSE
(27 kph at 149).
- 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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