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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 20 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, gales from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri afternoon, min -24°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sun morning).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4850
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2200
2000
km/h
20
W
20
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
45
NW
65
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
10
NNW
20
N
30
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
20
W
30
SW
35
W
20
WSW
30
W
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Snowflake cm
1
1
4
2
1
3
2
2
3
1
4
 mm
max °C
-16
-14
-15
-14
-14
-14
-15
-15
-16
-17
-17
-16
-17
-16
-17
-20
-18
-18
-17
min °C
-16
-16
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-17
-18
-17
-16
-18
-17
-19
-24
-19
-18
-21
 chill °C
-28
-27
-26
-26
-28
-29
-29
-26
-28
-25
-27
-27
-28
-28
-31
-38
-32
-28
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-25-24-23-21-24-26-27-28-28-27-27-26-26-29-32-28-29-31-21-20-18-18-16-19-22-22-23-24-22-22-21-21-24-27-24-24-26-16-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-17-18-17-16-18-17-18-22-19-18-19
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 morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, gales from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri afternoon, min -24°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sun morning).

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
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
9.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB175E75S
1743 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATC173E75S
1770 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATC175E75S
1778 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATC174E75S
1787 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB174E75S
1796 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB173E75S
1814 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB172E75S
1832 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATC202E65S
1946 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNE
(44 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATB206E64S
1963 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNE
(39 kph at 21).
- 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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