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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 25 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Thu afternoon, min -40°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Mon afternoon, min -39°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, gales from the NW by Tue night).

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
20
E
15
ENE
10
WNW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WNW
50
N
65
NNE
50
N
55
NNW
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Snowflake cm
3
4
1
1
 mm
max °C
-39
-38
-38
-39
-40
-40
-40
-40
-39
-39
-39
-37
-34
-33
-33
-34
-37
-33
min °C
-39
-38
-40
-40
-40
-40
-40
-40
-40
-39
-39
-38
-36
-34
-33
-38
-38
-35
 chill °C
-54
-51
-50
-55
-55
-53
-48
-50
-54
-54
-56
-57
-54
-53
-53
-61
-62
-59
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-38-39-40-40-40-40-40-40-39-39-38-35-34-33-36-38-34-36-35-36-37-36-36-36-36-36-35-34-32-30-28-29-32-34-29-32-30-32-33-33-33-33-32-32-32-31-28-24-22-24-27-29-25
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 -38°C on Thu afternoon, min -40°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Mon afternoon, min -39°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, gales from the NW by Tue 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
-29° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
76
Severe gales from the NNW
(76 kph at 330).
0.2 km
Low: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2649 km E
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
2655 km E
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
2934 km SE
574m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
Halvfarryggen
3017 km SE
694m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
3106 km SE
1290m alt.
3 hours ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
3164 km ENE
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
0.0 km
3166 km ENE
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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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