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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri night, min -25°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, near gales from the NNW by Fri morning).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
km/h
20
W
20
WNW
40
NW
45
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
35
N
55
NNW
35
NW
25
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
2
3
 mm
max °C
-18
-13
-13
-21
-23
-24
-24
-24
-26
-25
-25
-24
-24
-24
-22
-21
-19
-12
min °C
-19
-16
-19
-23
-24
-25
-25
-25
-26
-25
-25
-24
-24
-24
-24
-23
-21
-17
 chill °C
-29
-25
-33
-37
-36
-35
-34
-34
-36
-25
-34
-36
-36
-36
-38
-38
-35
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-24-26-31-33-34-34-34-34-33-33-33-32-32-31-30-26-22-22-18-21-27-29-29-30-30-30-28-28-29-28-28-27-27-23-18-19-15-16-22-24-25-25-25-26-25-25-24-24-24-23-22-20-15
Sunrise
7:46
7:03
6:41
6:24
6:11
5:58
Sunset
8:06
8:48
9:07
9:25
9:38
9:51

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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 -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri night, min -25°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, near gales from the NNW by Fri 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
-29° C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 40).
10.0 km
ASCATB202E63S
2159 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATB201E63S
2167 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB202E62S
2168 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATB205E62S
2172 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB201E62S
2176 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB204E62S
2180 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB206E61S
2181 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATB203E62S
2182 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATB205E61S
2207 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 287).
- 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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