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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 01 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed morning, min -41°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Wed night, fresh winds from the E by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon morning, min -39°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales.

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
km/h
45
NE
50
E
50
ESE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
35
ESE
45
SE
40
SE
40
S
50
SSW
35
SW
40
NW
55
NNW
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Snowflake cm
2
4
5
1
2
 mm
max °C
-31
-32
-33
-41
-38
-37
-38
-38
-38
-38
-38
-38
-36
-35
-30
-29
-30
-34
min °C
-32
-33
-37
-41
-39
-38
-39
-38
-39
-39
-38
-39
-37
-35
-34
-29
-32
-36
 chill °C
-51
-54
-58
-61
-58
-58
-58
-56
-57
-57
-57
-60
-57
-54
-53
-45
-52
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
3650
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-33-35-41-39-38-39-38-39-39-38-39-37-35-32-29-31-35-28-29-32-38-35-33-35-34-35-35-34-35-33-31-28-25-28-32-23-23-26-33-30-29-31-31-31-31-31-32-32-30-26-22-23-28
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 afternoon. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed morning, min -41°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Wed night, fresh winds from the E by Fri night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon morning, min -39°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales.

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
-15° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 290).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
46 minutes 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
-4° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: few
Dinamet
2655 km E
52m alt.
46 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATC175E63S
2805 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the WNW
(62 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATC174E63S
2842 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATC175E62S
2852 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATC173E63S
2874 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the WNW
(62 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATC174E62S
2890 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WNW
(56 kph at 297).
- 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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