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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -32°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun afternoon, min -32°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2300
2550
4000
4100
2000
2050
2100
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
km/h
25
W
25
WNW
45
NW
80
NNW
65
N
35
NNW
30
WNW
20
WSW
10
WSW
25
NW
30
NNW
20
NW
20
SSW
40
S
25
SW
55
WNW
75
NW
90
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-21
-20
-20
-23
-25
-28
-31
-32
-30
-29
-31
-32
-32
-29
-24
-21
-20
-20
min °C
-21
-20
-22
-23
-26
-30
-31
-32
-32
-30
-31
-32
-32
-31
-28
-22
-20
-22
 chill °C
-33
-32
-39
-42
-44
-45
-47
-45
-45
-45
-47
-47
-46
-49
-44
-39
-38
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-20-21-23-26-29-31-32-31-30-31-32-32-30-26-22-20-21-16-15-16-18-21-25-26-27-26-26-27-28-27-26-22-17-15-16-14-13-14-16-18-20-22-22-23-22-22-23-25-24-19-16-14-14
Sunrise
3:20
3:14
3:05
2:59
2:51
2:45
Sunset
12:18
12:25
12:32
12:37
12:45
12:51

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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 -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -32°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun afternoon, min -32°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, stormy winds from the WNW 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
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-32°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 1).
10.0 km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
48
Strong winds from the E
(48 kph at 90).
4.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2c289E63S
2298 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the SW
(12 kph at 228).
- km
hy2c288E62S
2317 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 262).
- km
hy2c289E62S
2325 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 262).
- km
hy2c287E62S
2360 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 242).
- km
hy2c287E61S
2388 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 248).
- km
hy2c291E62S
2393 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WSW
(23 kph at 248).
- km
hy2c290E62S
2414 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 242).
- 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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