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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 30 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri night, min -33°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sun morning, light winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
km/h
30
N
20
NW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
30
NW
40
N
40
N
40
NNE
45
NE
40
NE
25
NNE
30
E
15
ENE
35
N
25
E
30
ENE
35
NE
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3
1
3
3
4
3
4
2
3
4
9
max °C
-22
-26
-29
-28
-23
-19
-21
-21
-21
-21
-22
-20
-19
-21
-21
-20
-19
-17
min °C
-24
-28
-33
-30
-25
-21
-21
-22
-22
-22
-23
-23
-22
-21
-22
-21
-19
-18
-37
-37
-48
-45
-37
-33
-36
-35
-37
-37
-38
-37
-36
-31
-36
-33
-31
-30
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2050
4950
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2000
2000
2050
2000
2000
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-35-36-35-30-28-27-27-29-30-32-31-30-31-30-29-29-29-28-31-32-31-26-24-23-23-25-26-27-27-26-27-26-25-25-25-23-27-31-29-24-20-21-22-22-22-23-22-21-21-22-21-19-18
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 Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri night, min -33°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Sat night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sun morning, light winds from the ENE by Mon 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
ASCATB226E68S
1161 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSW
(36 kph at 205).
- km
ASCATB227E67S
1164 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATB224E68S
1172 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SSW
(42 kph at 204).
- km
ASCATB229E67S
1172 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 194).
- km
ASCATB228E67S
1176 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSW
(35 kph at 200).
- km
ASCATB226E67S
1182 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATB225E67S
1190 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SSW
(42 kph at 201).
- km
ASCATB224E67S
1209 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATB229E66S
1244 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SSW
(34 kph at 195).
- km
ASCATB223E67S
1257 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 197).
- 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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