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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue afternoon, min -23°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Tue morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun night, min -25°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
5100
2050
5900
3750
5000
4350
4000
4400
2350
2100
5550
km/h
95
W
120
W
115
WNW
90
WNW
65
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
30
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
30
W
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-20
-18
-18
-21
-21
-21
-22
-22
-23
-23
-24
-24
-24
-24
-22
-22
-21
-18
min °C
-23
-19
-19
-22
-21
-22
-22
-22
-23
-24
-24
-25
-25
-25
-23
-22
-21
-19
 chill °C
-44
-39
-38
-42
-38
-34
-36
-35
-39
-38
-38
-38
-38
-37
-34
-34
-32
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-19-19-22-21-22-22-22-23-24-24-25-25-25-23-22-21-19-17-14-14-17-16-17-17-17-18-18-19-20-20-19-18-18-17-14-14-11-12-16-16-16-15-15-14-14-15-17-16-17-15-15-15-12
Sunrise
5:15
5:05
4:56
4:47
4:39
4:30
Sunset
10:33
10:41
10:49
10:59
11:07
11:14

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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 -18°C on Tue afternoon, min -23°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Tue morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun night, min -25°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun 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.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 280).
8.0 km
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-30°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
moderate snow
Clouds developing.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 20).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-39°C
-
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Jang Bogo Station
2016 km SW
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-29°C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
40 km
Mid: clear
hy2c296E64S
2384 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 268).
- km
hy2c297E64S
2412 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the W
(21 kph at 260).
- km
hy2c293E62S
2477 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 20).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
2510 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
-
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 190).
35 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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