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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 30 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat morning, min -34°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the E by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed night, min -30°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed morning, gales from the N by Thu morning).

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
km/h
40
NE
30
N
55
NW
20
NNE
10
NNE
15
ESE
10
NNE
15
NW
30
NW
45
N
45
NNE
45
NNW
35
NNW
40
N
55
NNE
60
N
60
N
50
NNE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
3
3
5
1
10
4
2
7
max °C
-28
-29
-32
-34
-34
-33
-33
-32
-31
-30
-30
-27
-25
-24
-22
-22
-22
-22
min °C
-28
-31
-33
-34
-34
-33
-33
-33
-32
-30
-30
-30
-26
-24
-23
-22
-23
-23
-44
-49
-49
-48
-45
-44
-42
-45
-48
-48
-48
-49
-41
-40
-40
-39
-40
-40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
4450
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-30-33-34-34-33-33-33-32-30-30-29-26-24-23-22-23-23-23-25-28-29-29-29-28-28-27-26-26-24-22-20-19-18-19-19-17-18-23-23-25-25-25-25-24-22-22-20-17-17-14-13-13-15
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat morning, min -34°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the E by Sun afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed night, min -30°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed morning, gales from the N 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
-24° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-28° C
-
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC184E66S
2325 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NNE
(57 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATC183E66S
2333 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNE
(58 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATC184E65S
2334 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNE
(54 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATC183E65S
2343 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNE
(53 kph at 17).
- km
ASCATC182E66S
2372 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATC181E66S
2378 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the W
(68 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATC182E65S
2390 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 272).
- 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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