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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri night, min -31°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, near gales from the SW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat afternoon, min -35°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, near gales from the NW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2100
2050
2050
2050
3750
2150
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
km/h
45
NE
30
N
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
SW
15
W
20
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
50
WSW
15
W
50
SW
45
WSW
35
W
55
NW
55
NW
40
NNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
3
3
 mm
max °C
-28
-29
-29
-29
-29
-28
-31
-30
-26
-25
-23
-23
-27
-26
-24
-27
-29
-32
min °C
-29
-30
-30
-29
-29
-30
-31
-31
-29
-26
-24
-28
-28
-27
-26
-28
-31
-35
 chill °C
-43
-45
-45
-39
-39
-41
-43
-45
-48
-43
-41
-45
-46
-44
-42
-47
-50
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-30-30-29-29-29-31-31-28-26-24-26-28-27-25-28-30-34-24-25-25-25-24-25-27-28-24-22-20-22-24-22-21-24-26-29-19-20-21-22-22-23-24-26-22-17-16-17-20-18-16-18-21-24
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
7:46
7:03
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
8:06
8:48

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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 -26°C on Fri night, min -31°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, near gales from the SW by Fri night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat afternoon, min -35°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, near gales from the NW by Mon morning).

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
-29° C
light snow
Light snow.
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 90).
4.4 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB188E63S
2469 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB190E62S
2474 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB189E63S
2475 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATB189E62S
2494 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB184E64S
2504 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 19).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 180).
0.0 km
ASCATB188E62S
2509 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATB185E63S
2516 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNE
(21 kph at 13).
- km
ASCATB183E64S
2529 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 15).
- 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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