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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Mon 18 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue night, min -31°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the E by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat morning, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, severe gales from the NNW by Sat night).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
km/h
10
S
15
SSW
5
W
10
N
15
NNE
30
NNE
35
E
40
NNE
20
NNW
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
45
NW
70
NNW
80
NNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
3
2
1
2
5
max °C
-31
-31
-30
-30
-31
-28
-30
-31
-30
-31
-31
-30
-28
-28
-26
-24
-24
-24
min °C
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-30
-31
-31
-30
-31
-31
-32
-29
-29
-29
-24
-24
-24
-41
-42
-39
-41
-43
-50
-48
-49
-45
-37
-40
-42
-44
-45
-45
-40
-43
-44
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
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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: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue night, min -31°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the E by Tue night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat morning, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, severe gales from the NNW by Sat 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
-24° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (17 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-14° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
61
Near gales from the SSW
(61 kph at 200).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
2510 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
moderate snow
Snow
65
Gales from the SW
(65 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB171E66S
2576 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 297).
- km
BaseEsperanza
2582 km E
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 230).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB170E66S
2646 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 299).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2649 km E
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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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