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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed morning, min -32°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun afternoon, min -26°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4850
4600
2050
2050
2050
9950
2050
2050
2050
4100
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2800
km/h
75
NNW
60
NNW
40
NNW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
45
NW
35
NW
30
SW
25
WSW
40
WNW
50
W
75
WNW
75
WNW
75
WNW
70
NW
90
WNW
50
W
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Snowflake cm
3
1
1
 mm
max °C
-23
-25
-27
-31
-31
-28
-28
-31
-27
-25
-25
-21
-18
-17
-17
-18
-18
-19
min °C
-23
-26
-31
-31
-32
-30
-30
-32
-32
-26
-26
-24
-19
-18
-19
-18
-18
-21
 chill °C
-42
-44
-47
-44
-46
-43
-47
-48
-44
-40
-43
-40
-37
-35
-36
-35
-36
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-26-29-31-32-29-29-32-30-26-26-23-19-18-18-18-18-20-18-21-25-26-27-24-25-27-25-21-21-19-14-13-13-13-14-16-16-17-20-22-24-22-20-22-22-18-16-15-13-12-11-11-11-11
Sunrise
3:14
3:05
2:59
2:51
2:45
2:38
Sunset
12:25
12:32
12:37
12:45
12:51
12:57

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed morning, min -32°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun afternoon, min -26°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Mon 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
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
4.0 km
Mid: few
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-36°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
20
Moderate winds from the E.(Wind varies from 070 to 130 degs)
(20 kph at 100).
0.0 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2649 km E
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
63
Gales from the E
(63 kph at 100).
0.1 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
2655 km E
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
2934 km SE
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-25°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
Halvfarryggen
3017 km SE
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-26°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
3106 km SE
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
3164 km ENE
204m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken

* 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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