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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 20 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat night, min -27°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, near gales from the NNE by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed night, min -28°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed night, light winds from the SE by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
40
N
50
NNE
40
NE
30
NE
30
E
35
E
50
E
35
E
20
NNE
15
ENE
15
SSE
0
S
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Snowflake cm
1
3
1
3
6
2
2
4
4
3
 mm
max °C
-21
-21
-21
-22
-27
-27
-24
-23
-24
-23
-21
-21
-20
-21
-23
-25
-26
-27
-29
min °C
-22
-21
-22
-26
-27
-27
-27
-24
-25
-25
-23
-22
-22
-22
-25
-26
-26
-28
-30
 chill °C
-31
-30
-32
-34
-34
-37
-38
-40
-42
-41
-37
-36
-36
-38
-36
-38
-37
-38
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
2000
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-31-32-34-35-36-35-32-34-34-32-30-31-33-35-37-36-36-38-27-26-27-29-31-31-30-28-30-30-27-27-27-28-31-32-31-32-34-22-21-22-24-27-27-26-24-25-24-22-22-21-22-24-26-26-28-30
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 afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat night, min -27°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, near gales from the NNE by Tue afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed night, min -28°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed night, light winds from the SE by Fri afternoon).

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
ASCATC262E70S
964 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the WSW
(16 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATB259E70S
971 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
70
Gales from the SW
(70 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATB260E70S
978 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the WSW
(64 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATB260E69S
980 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the WSW
(67 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATC260E70S
981 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the WSW
(65 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATC255E69S
982 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
73
Gales from the SW
(73 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATB256E69S
982 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
73
Gales from the WSW
(73 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATB261E70S
983 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATC260E69S
984 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
68
Gales from the WSW
(68 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATC257E69S
987 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
76
Severe gales from the WSW
(76 kph at 238).
- 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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