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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 29 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed afternoon, min -36°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Mon night, moderate winds from the N by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Fri morning, min -42°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, near gales from the E by Fri afternoon).

Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
km/h
40
WSW
40
W
50
N
40
N
30
N
30
N
40
NE
45
NE
50
E
45
ESE
35
NE
15
NE
40
ENE
55
ENE
55
E
35
E
20
SE
20
SE
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Snowflake cm
3
1
1
2
3
5
1
1
2
 mm
max °C
-33
-31
-32
-35
-35
-33
-31
-30
-32
-38
-41
-38
-37
-38
-38
-38
-39
-40
min °C
-34
-32
-35
-36
-36
-36
-32
-31
-36
-39
-42
-41
-38
-38
-39
-38
-39
-40
 chill °C
-53
-50
-55
-55
-53
-53
-50
-50
-58
-57
-62
-59
-59
-60
-62
-57
-55
-56
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-32-34-36-36-35-32-31-34-39-42-40-38-38-39-38-39-40-28-26-30-31-31-30-27-26-30-36-38-35-34-34-34-34-35-36-22-21-24-26-26-26-22-20-25-30-33-31-29-29-29-30-32-34
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 Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed afternoon, min -36°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Mon night, moderate winds from the N by Tue night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Fri morning, min -42°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, near gales from the E 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
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
69
Gales from the NW
(69 kph at 310).
0.0 km
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2649 km E
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
hy2c178E64S
2659 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c178E63S
2702 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c179E63S
2724 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 302).
- km
hy2c179E62S
2768 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 300).
- km
hy2c177E63S
2769 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 320).
- km
hy2c178E62S
2790 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 310).
- km
hy2c180E62S
2791 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 298).
- 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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