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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 16 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 -35°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri night, min -32°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, stormy winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
45
WSW
35
W
60
NW
55
NNW
35
NNW
15
NW
5
NW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
W
30
NNW
35
NNW
50
N
55
NW
60
NNW
85
NNW
85
NNW
80
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
2
3
2
2
8
 mm
max °C
-25
-23
-23
-30
-32
-33
-34
-35
-32
-32
-32
-32
-31
-29
-27
-23
-23
-21
min °C
-27
-24
-28
-32
-33
-34
-34
-35
-34
-32
-32
-32
-32
-32
-28
-24
-23
-24
 chill °C
-44
-39
-48
-51
-50
-45
-34
-47
-46
-44
-48
-50
-52
-52
-47
-44
-43
-45
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
7:46
7:03
6:41
6:24
6:11
5:58
Sunset
8:06
8:48
9:07
9:25
9:38
9:51

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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 -35°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri night, min -32°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, stormy winds from the NNW by Fri 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
1494 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 190).
1.0 km
High: broken
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-30° C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
2 hours 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
-1° C
clear
Mist -.
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 250).
3.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
2655 km E
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
2934 km SE
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
Halvfarryggen
3017 km SE
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
ASCATB309E61S
3035 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB310E61S
3042 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 kph at 267).
- 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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