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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat afternoon, min -31°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, gales from the N by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -32°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, stormy winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2050
2100
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
4200
2150
2000
2000
km/h
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
N
50
N
60
N
70
N
65
N
45
N
15
WNW
25
SW
15
W
15
W
15
SW
25
WNW
70
WNW
85
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
8
5
7
16
6
 mm
max °C
-24
-21
-20
-15
-15
-14
-14
-15
-26
-29
-24
-23
-21
-16
-17
-12
min °C
-25
-24
-21
-21
-15
-14
-15
-20
-31
-32
-26
-23
-24
-18
-17
-16
 chill °C
-39
-37
-32
-35
-30
-29
-29
-33
-44
-48
-37
-33
-33
-29
-33
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-30-28-25-25-25-26-28-35-36-33-31-30-25-24-22-29-26-25-22-21-21-21-24-30-33-28-26-25-21-20-17-25-23-21-18-15-14-15-18-29-31-25-23-23-17-17-14
Sunrise
5:58
5:46
5:35
5:24
5:15
Sunset
9:51
10:03
10:12
10:22
10:33

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat afternoon, min -31°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, gales from the N by Sat afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -32°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, stormy winds from the WNW by Tue 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
hy2b245E68S
1021 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NNW
(25 kph at 348).
- km
hy2b244E68S
1026 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 8).
- km
hy2b246E68S
1027 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 342).
- km
hy2b243E68S
1033 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 28).
- km
hy2b246E67S
1063 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NNW
(25 kph at 342).
- km
hy2b245E67S
1069 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNE
(27 kph at 15).
- km
hy2b244E67S
1074 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNE
(21 kph at 20).
- km
hy2b243E67S
1080 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 32).
- km
hy2b241E67S
1110 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNE
(41 kph at 20).
- km
hy2b249E67S
1111 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 330).
- 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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