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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Mon morning, min -34°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, strong winds from the N by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri night, min -35°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the N by Sat night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2100
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
km/h
45
NNW
40
NNW
20
NNW
10
W
15
SW
25
WSW
35
NNW
40
NNW
50
N
35
N
20
N
40
WNW
65
NW
55
NNW
75
NNW
95
NNW
90
N
110
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
1
2
4
3
4
8
 mm
max °C
-30
-32
-33
-34
-34
-32
-33
-33
-32
-32
-32
-27
-26
-24
-18
-21
-24
-25
min °C
-31
-33
-34
-34
-34
-34
-33
-33
-34
-32
-32
-33
-27
-26
-21
-23
-24
-35
 chill °C
-50
-49
-48
-43
-46
-48
-51
-52
-54
-50
-46
-48
-47
-44
-40
-44
-45
-60
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-33-34-34-34-33-33-33-33-32-32-30-27-25-20-22-24-30-26-29-30-29-29-29-28-28-29-28-28-26-23-22-16-18-20-26-22-24-25-25-25-25-24-24-25-24-23-22-19-19-13-13-14-19
Sunrise
7:03
6:41
6:24
6:11
5:58
5:46
Sunset
8:48
9:07
9:25
9:38
9:51
10:03

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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 -30°C on Mon morning, min -34°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, strong winds from the N by Wed night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri night, min -35°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the N 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
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-30° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.4 km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
Mist
Wind obs. (13 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-21° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB187E64S
2357 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 356).
- km
ASCATB191E63S
2368 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the N
(62 kph at 351).
- km
ASCATB185E65S
2379 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATB184E65S
2379 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATC186E64S
2381 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNE
(58 kph at 25).
- km
ASCATB186E64S
2391 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NNW
(56 kph at 339).
- km
ASCATC187E64S
2391 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNE
(53 kph at 15).
- 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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