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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 21 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat afternoon, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the NNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun afternoon, min -32°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
20
NNE
10
NNE
15
WSW
30
WSW
40
W
55
WNW
55
NW
60
NW
65
NNW
45
N
25
NNE
30
NE
40
NE
40
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
20
N
25
N
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
2
2
4
1
max °C
-28
-30
-31
-29
-28
-27
-26
-25
-25
-25
-24
-24
-24
-24
-27
-32
-31
-30
min °C
-29
-30
-32
-30
-28
-27
-27
-26
-26
-25
-25
-25
-24
-25
-30
-32
-32
-30
-39
-40
-44
-46
-45
-46
-46
-45
-45
-41
-38
-40
-40
-42
-47
-46
-45
-43
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
2050
2050
4750
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-30-32-30-28-27-27-26-26-25-25-25-24-25-29-32-32-30-26-27-28-25-24-23-23-22-22-21-21-21-20-20-25-27-27-26-23-25-25-21-19-19-19-19-20-20-20-18-16-16-19-21-22-21
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 -25°C on Sat afternoon, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the NNW by Sat night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun afternoon, min -32°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue morning).

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
-26° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-19° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATC187E66S
2197 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB187E66S
2200 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB186E66S
2216 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATC186E66S
2220 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the W
(38 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB185E66S
2223 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATB184E66S
2237 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATC185E66S
2245 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 253).
- 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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