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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun night, min -32°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue morning, min -30°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2050
4150
2050
2200
2250
2250
2150
2050
2050
2050
km/h
25
SW
40
SW
55
SW
75
SW
65
SW
105
WSW
130
WSW
95
SW
45
WSW
40
W
30
WNW
45
NW
65
NNW
35
NW
20
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-32
-31
-25
-23
-20
-18
-26
-25
-22
-22
-22
-22
-26
-28
-29
-28
-28
-26
min °C
-32
-32
-30
-25
-22
-25
-27
-26
-24
-22
-22
-25
-26
-29
-30
-29
-29
-28
 chill °C
-48
-50
-50
-45
-40
-50
-51
-48
-40
-37
-35
-44
-45
-43
-44
-43
-45
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-32-28-24-21-22-27-26-23-22-22-24-26-29-30-29-29-27-28-28-24-21-17-17-23-22-19-18-17-19-22-24-25-24-24-22-27-28-22-17-13-13-17-20-16-13-14-15-18-19-21-21-21-19
Sunrise
3:43
3:35
3:28
3:20
3:14
3:05
Sunset
11:57
12:04
12:11
12:18
12:25
12:32

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun night, min -32°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue morning, min -30°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW 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
1612 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-32°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
-
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 160).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Jang Bogo Station
2016 km SW
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-23°C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB288E63S
2293 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB287E62S
2347 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATB288E62S
2374 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB289E62S
2403 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB290E62S
2432 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 268).
- 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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