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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 01 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sat night, gales from the N by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue morning, min -33°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNE on Tue night, light winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
4350
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
km/h
50
N
60
NW
60
NW
55
NNW
60
N
50
NNW
50
WNW
50
NNW
55
N
70
N
75
NNE
80
NNE
80
NNE
60
N
40
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
1
3
3
4
3
2
3
11
6
1
 mm
max °C
-27
-27
-25
-25
-25
-25
-26
-25
-24
-24
-26
-28
-29
-29
-29
-30
-31
-32
min °C
-27
-28
-27
-25
-26
-26
-26
-26
-25
-25
-27
-29
-30
-30
-30
-30
-31
-33
 chill °C
-45
-48
-45
-43
-44
-44
-44
-44
-42
-44
-48
-51
-51
-49
-48
-42
-42
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sat night, gales from the N by Mon night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue morning, min -33°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNE on Tue night, light winds from the N by Thu 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.
54 minutes ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-30° C
light snow
Light snow.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 300).
0.0 km
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2649 km E
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 240).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
3164 km ENE
204m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Puerto Williams
3166 km ENE
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Rio Grande Airport
3283 km ENE
102m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: broken
3290 km ENE
215m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
43
Strong winds from the E
(43 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
ASCATB158E62S
3312 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATB157E62S
3332 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 288).
- 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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