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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed night, min -33°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon night, min -39°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, gales from the S by Sun night).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
5400
5400
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
6350
2400
km/h
45
SSE
45
SE
15
S
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
55
WNW
45
NW
20
N
10
NW
10
NNW
20
ENE
35
ESE
35
SE
50
S
50
SSW
55
SSW
35
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
3
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-27
-25
-24
-24
-24
-24
-27
-28
-28
-34
-38
-35
-33
-31
-29
-28
-27
-26
min °C
-27
-26
-25
-24
-24
-27
-27
-28
-33
-36
-39
-38
-34
-32
-31
-29
-28
-28
 chill °C
-44
-43
-38
-36
-38
-43
-46
-46
-39
-50
-48
-51
-52
-49
-47
-48
-47
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-26-25-24-24-26-27-28-31-35-39-37-34-32-30-29-28-27-22-21-19-18-18-21-23-24-27-32-35-33-29-28-26-26-24-22-25-22-18-16-17-19-20-20-23-30-34-34-32-31-30-27-23-18
Sunrise
4:05
3:58
3:50
3:43
3:35
3:28
Sunset
11:37
11:44
11:51
11:57
12:04
12:11

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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 -24°C on Wed night, min -33°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon night, min -39°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, gales from the S by Sun 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
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-18°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-21°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATC201E64S
2083 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SE
(36 kph at 130).
- km
ASCATC201E63S
2092 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 128).
- km
ASCATC200E64S
2097 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(35 kph at 116).
- km
ASCATC199E64S
2111 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(35 kph at 117).
- km
ASCATC200E63S
2111 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 120).
- km
ASCATC198E64S
2134 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 127).
- km
ASCATB198E64S
2137 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SE
(34 kph at 125).
- 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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