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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 29 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon afternoon, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue night, strong winds from the E by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri morning, min -34°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, strong winds from the E by Fri afternoon).

Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
25
WSW
25
WNW
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
30
E
30
ENE
45
E
35
ESE
30
NE
10
ENE
25
ESE
35
E
40
E
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
1
1
2
3
5
1
1
2
 mm
max °C
-21
-20
-22
-26
-25
-24
-21
-20
-22
-29
-33
-30
-28
-29
-28
-29
-32
-33
min °C
-22
-21
-26
-26
-26
-27
-22
-20
-27
-30
-33
-32
-29
-29
-29
-31
-32
-34
 chill °C
-34
-32
-40
-39
-37
-37
-35
-33
-44
-45
-50
-45
-44
-46
-46
-45
-46
-51
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-32-34-36-36-35-32-31-34-39-42-40-38-38-39-38-39-40-28-26-30-31-31-30-27-26-30-36-38-35-34-34-34-34-35-36-22-21-24-26-26-26-22-20-25-30-33-31-29-29-29-30-32-34
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon afternoon, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue night, strong winds from the E by Wed night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri morning, min -34°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, strong winds from the E 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
1494 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-18° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
hy2c206E62S
2094 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 272).
- km
hy2c205E62S
2106 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 270).
- km
hy2c202E63S
2124 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SW
(47 kph at 215).
- km
hy2c204E62S
2127 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WSW
(47 kph at 258).
- km
hy2c201E63S
2148 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SSW
(47 kph at 208).
- km
hy2c203E62S
2149 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 238).
- km
hy2c207E61S
2165 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 280).
- km
hy2c202E62S
2170 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 210).
- 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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