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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 18 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -19°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, near gales from the NW by Wed night).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2050
3600
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2600
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
km/h
35
SW
20
WSW
30
W
45
WNW
55
WNW
40
WNW
45
NW
50
NW
30
WSW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
N
45
N
50
WNW
25
SW
40
SW
45
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
3
6
 mm
max °C
-18
-15
-12
-15
-16
-17
-17
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-14
-17
-20
-24
-27
-28
min °C
-19
-17
-14
-16
-17
-17
-17
-17
-18
-16
-17
-17
-15
-19
-22
-25
-27
-29
 chill °C
-32
-27
-26
-30
-32
-32
-30
-31
-32
-27
-30
-27
-27
-33
-37
-39
-43
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-24-22-23-23-26-24-27-27-26-26-26-24-29-32-35-37-36-23-20-18-18-19-21-20-22-22-21-21-20-20-24-27-30-33-33-19-16-13-16-17-17-17-17-17-16-17-17-15-18-21-25-27-29
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -19°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, near gales from the NW by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Frakes at the specific elevation of 2000 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
ASCATB260E66S
1397 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the SSW
(63 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATC267E67S
1415 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the SSW
(62 kph at 200).
- km
ASCATB261E66S
1419 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the SSW
(64 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB267E67S
1426 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SSW
(57 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB262E66S
1436 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the SW
(65 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATC268E67S
1438 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATC262E66S
1438 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the SW
(66 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATB268E67S
1439 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATC263E66S
1444 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATB269E67S
1447 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 218).
- 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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