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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 22 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat morning, min -31°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon afternoon, min -30°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed morning, calm by Wed night).

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
km/h
35
W
40
W
60
NW
75
NW
75
NNW
85
NNW
70
N
50
N
30
N
30
NNE
35
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
30
ENE
30
E
5
NE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
2
3
1
1
3
2
max °C
-30
-29
-27
-25
-25
-25
-26
-27
-27
-26
-24
-25
-26
-28
-27
-26
-27
-30
min °C
-31
-29
-28
-25
-25
-26
-27
-28
-27
-27
-25
-25
-27
-28
-28
-27
-29
-30
-48
-46
-47
-45
-45
-47
-46
-46
-41
-42
-40
-40
-39
-40
-40
-42
-41
-40
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
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
2000
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-29-28-25-25-26-27-28-27-27-25-25-27-28-28-27-28-30-26-25-24-22-22-22-24-25-24-23-20-21-23-24-24-22-24-25-23-21-20-19-19-19-21-23-23-20-17-15-17-19-19-18-17-19
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 morning, min -31°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon afternoon, min -30°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed morning, calm 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
1494 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (35 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
High: broken
1612 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (37 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: overcast
SHIP6699
1863 km E
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 200).
3.7 km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
moderate snow
Snow
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
2016 km SW
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-26° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 310).
40 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 350).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
2510 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
-
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 340).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
2582 km E
24m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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