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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue afternoon, min -33°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Tue morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu morning, min -25°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, severe gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
3750
2050
2200
2000
2250
2100
6150
4900
5100
2100
2100
2750
3600
km/h
35
W
45
WSW
70
WSW
120
W
115
W
80
WNW
100
WNW
85
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
WSW
20
WNW
40
W
65
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-33
-30
-24
-21
-18
-18
-21
-22
-20
-20
-21
-24
-24
-24
-24
-24
-23
-23
min °C
-33
-32
-28
-23
-20
-21
-22
-23
-24
-21
-23
-24
-24
-25
-24
-24
-24
-25
 chill °C
-50
-51
-47
-45
-41
-41
-42
-41
-40
-34
-36
-37
-36
-39
-38
-36
-39
-45
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-31-26-22-19-20-22-23-22-21-22-24-24-25-24-24-24-24-29-26-22-18-14-15-17-17-17-15-17-19-19-20-19-19-19-20-26-22-18-14-10-13-16-16-16-14-15-15-16-16-17-16-15-17
Sunrise
5:24
5:15
5:05
4:56
4:47
4:39
Sunset
10:22
10:33
10:41
10:49
10:59
11:07

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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 -18°C on Tue afternoon, min -33°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Tue morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu morning, min -25°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, severe gales from the WNW by Sat 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
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 280).
9.0 km
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-28°C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
3.7 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 290).
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
-4°C
light rain
Freezing drizzle.
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
2655 km E
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
hy2c301E62S
2698 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 265).
- km
hy2c300E61S
2723 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 262).
- km
hy2c301E61S
2743 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 275).
- km
hy2c299E61S
2768 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the W
(23 kph at 265).
- 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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