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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Fri 10 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Fri morning, min -35°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Mon night, min -34°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Mon morning, gales from the E by Wed night).

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light snow
 km/h
30
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
NE
30
NNE
40
ENE
45
E
40
E
35
E
25
NE
35
ENE
50
E
1
2
max °C
-33
-33
-34
-34
-34
-33
-33
-33
-34
-33
-32
-31
-32
-33
-33
-31
-31
-31
min °C
-33
-34
-35
-35
-34
-33
-33
-33
-34
-34
-32
-32
-32
-33
-34
-32
-31
-33
-50
-50
-51
-51
-50
-48
-46
-46
-47
-49
-49
-50
-51
-52
-52
-49
-48
-54
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-34-35-35-34-33-33-33-34-34-32-32-32-33-34-32-31-32-29-30-31-31-31-29-29-29-30-29-28-28-29-30-30-27-28-29-26-27-28-28-28-27-27-28-28-27-26-25-25-26-25-24-24-23
Sunrise
3:51
3:59
4:07
4:13
4:22
4:30
Sunset
11:48
11:41
11:33
11:25
11:17
11:08

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Fri morning, min -35°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Mon night, min -34°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Mon morning, gales from the E by Wed 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
-12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
Fog, sky visible, becoming thicker.
93
Stormy winds from the NE
(93 kph at 50).
0.9 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-16° C
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB174E69S
2246 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the S
(27 kph at 180).
- km
ASCATB175E69S
2246 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 182).
- km
ASCATB173E69S
2255 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the ESE
(40 kph at 103).
- km
ASCATB172E69S
2283 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 121).
- km
ASCATB175E68S
2291 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WSW
(21 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATB171E69S
2292 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 118).
- km
ASCATB174E68S
2317 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the W
(21 kph at 263).
- 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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