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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Fri 14 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun afternoon, min -33°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Fri morning, severe gales from the NNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon morning, min -34°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
km/h
20
SSW
35
SW
50
SW
45
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
35
W
55
NW
65
NW
40
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
40
NNW
40
N
50
NNE
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Snowflake cm
1
2
 mm
max °C
-32
-30
-27
-26
-26
-28
-26
-23
-23
-28
-31
-32
-33
-33
-32
-33
-32
-32
min °C
-33
-31
-29
-26
-27
-28
-27
-25
-27
-30
-31
-33
-33
-33
-33
-33
-32
-34
 chill °C
-49
-48
-49
-43
-41
-44
-44
-40
-48
-49
-49
-50
-50
-48
-50
-51
-50
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-31-28-26-27-28-27-24-25-29-31-33-33-33-33-33-32-33-29-28-24-22-23-24-22-19-20-25-27-28-28-28-29-29-28-29-25-27-22-17-18-20-18-15-16-21-22-24-24-23-25-24-24-25
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
7:46
7:03
6:41
6:24
Sunset
12:00
12:00
8:06
8:48
9:07
9:25

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun afternoon, min -33°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Fri morning, severe gales from the NNW by Sun night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon morning, min -34°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Tue 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
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
49 minutes ago
-4° C
light snow
Light rain and snow.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
0.9 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
49 minutes ago
-22° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 320).
3.0 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB201E62S
2209 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATB200E62S
2243 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB199E62S
2271 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 311).
- km
ASCATB201E61S
2288 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB198E62S
2293 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATB196E62S
2311 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 343).
- km
ASCATB200E61S
2322 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 303).
- 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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