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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 07 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed night, min -32°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue morning, strong winds from the NNE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Fri morning, min -33°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
10
NE
10
N
25
NNW
30
NNE
35
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
1
4
2
2
1
max °C
-32
-32
-31
-32
-31
-30
-30
-30
-30
-31
-31
-32
-32
-32
-31
-31
-31
-31
min °C
-32
-32
-32
-32
-31
-31
-30
-30
-30
-31
-31
-32
-32
-33
-32
-31
-31
-33
-42
-42
-46
-48
-48
-49
-48
-47
-45
-44
-43
-45
-45
-46
-41
-42
-44
-46
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-32-32-32-31-31-30-30-30-31-31-32-32-33-32-31-31-32-28-28-28-28-27-26-25-25-26-26-27-28-28-28-27-26-26-27-25-25-24-24-23-21-20-21-22-23-23-24-24-26-25-24-24-25
Sunrise
3:31
3:38
3:45
3:51
3:59
4:07
Sunset
12:11
12:03
11:56
11:48
11:41
11:33

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed night, min -32°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue morning, strong winds from the NNE by Wed night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Fri morning, min -33°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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.
3 hours ago
-22° C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (44 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
1.1 km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 320).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-17° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB185E68S
2047 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ESE
(32 kph at 109).
- km
ASCATB181E69S
2069 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ESE
(36 kph at 109).
- km
ASCATB184E68S
2073 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 105).
- km
ASCATB180E69S
2089 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ESE
(36 kph at 113).
- km
ASCATB178E70S
2097 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ESE
(32 kph at 112).
- km
ASCATB177E70S
2100 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the ESE
(34 kph at 105).
- km
ASCATB179E69S
2101 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the ESE
(29 kph at 110).
- 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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