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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 14 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri afternoon, min -33°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun morning, min -33°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
km/h
35
WNW
30
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
20
WSW
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
35
NNE
35
N
40
NNW
35
NNE
40
E
20
SE
15
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
3
2
max °C
-33
-33
-32
-30
-28
-28
-30
-31
-31
-31
-32
-31
-33
-32
-32
-33
-32
-31
min °C
-33
-33
-33
-31
-29
-29
-31
-31
-32
-31
-32
-32
-33
-33
-33
-33
-33
-31
-51
-50
-50
-49
-42
-42
-46
-46
-49
-49
-50
-49
-51
-52
-51
-51
-47
-42
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2100
2050
2450
5400
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-33-33-31-29-29-31-31-32-31-32-32-33-33-33-33-33-31-29-29-29-27-25-25-27-27-28-27-28-28-29-28-28-28-28-27-24-26-26-25-24-25-26-26-27-25-25-25-26-24-23-23-25-25
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri afternoon, min -33°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun morning, min -33°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

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
-14° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
ASCATC201E66S
1806 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the N
(62 kph at 356).
- km
ASCATB201E66S
1819 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
62
Gales from the N
(62 kph at 353).
- km
ASCATC200E66S
1838 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the N
(61 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATB200E66S
1852 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
62
Gales from the N
(62 kph at 0).
- km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 320).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC199E66S
1894 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the N
(67 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATC201E65S
1896 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the N
(61 kph at 359).
- km
ASCATB201E65S
1902 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
62
Gales from the N
(62 kph at 357).
- 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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