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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Mon 20 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, gales from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri night, min -26°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
4500
2150
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
4700
2000
2750
3300
2100
2000
km/h
45
NW
40
WNW
20
WSW
25
NW
35
NW
40
WNW
45
NW
60
NNW
30
NW
25
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
10
N
15
NW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-17
-17
-15
-15
-14
-14
-15
-15
-15
-18
-22
-24
-22
-21
-15
-16
-16
-18
min °C
-17
-17
-18
-15
-14
-15
-15
-16
-17
-19
-25
-26
-22
-23
-21
-16
-17
-23
 chill °C
-30
-30
-27
-25
-26
-27
-28
-30
-28
-28
-34
-32
-30
-33
-31
-26
-27
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-26-26-25-23-23-22-23-27-30-32-32-30-31-26-26-27-30-21-21-21-20-18-18-18-19-22-25-27-27-26-26-22-21-23-26-17-17-17-15-14-15-15-16-16-19-24-25-22-22-18-16-17-21
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 -14°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, gales from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri night, min -26°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri 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
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB196E65S
2076 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 23).
- km
ASCATB195E65S
2097 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SE
(42 kph at 132).
- km
ASCATB194E65S
2100 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the SSE
(65 kph at 164).
- km
ASCATB192E66S
2104 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the S
(66 kph at 170).
- km
ASCATB191E66S
2113 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
69
Gales from the S
(69 kph at 175).
- km
ASCATB193E65S
2116 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
69
Gales from the S
(69 kph at 170).
- km
ASCATB196E64S
2123 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 47).
- km
ASCATB192E65S
2130 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the SSE
(64 kph at 169).
- km
ASCATB195E64S
2143 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 85).
- 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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