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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue afternoon, min -23°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun afternoon, min -24°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the NNW by Mon morning).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
3650
4050
4350
4250
2050
2050
2050
2600
2050
2000
2050
2050
2150
5250
2050
2050
2050
km/h
15
WNW
25
NW
45
NNW
35
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
30
NW
30
NNW
0
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
30
WNW
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Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
1
2
 mm
max °C
-12
-12
-15
-17
-20
-21
-22
-19
-20
-21
-20
-20
-19
-14
-11
-10
-10
min °C
-12
-15
-16
-18
-21
-22
-23
-22
-20
-21
-24
-22
-20
-19
-12
-10
-11
 chill °C
-19
-28
-29
-30
-32
-33
-33
-32
-33
-34
-34
-32
-30
-28
-25
-22
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-22-24-26-30-31-32-30-30-30-31-29-29-24-19-18-19-15-17-19-21-25-26-27-25-26-26-27-24-24-19-14-13-14-12-14-16-18-21-22-23-21-20-21-22-21-20-17-12-10-11
Sunrise
3:14
3:05
2:59
2:51
2:45
Sunset
12:18
12:25
12:32
12:37
12:45
12:51

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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 -12°C on Tue afternoon, min -23°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun afternoon, min -24°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the NNW by Mon 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
hy2c240E66S
1170 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 42).
- km
ASCATB253E67S
1205 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the E
(29 kph at 96).
- km
ASCATB254E67S
1213 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 93).
- km
hy2c239E66S
1223 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NE
(32 kph at 45).
- km
ASCATB255E67S
1225 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 86).
- km
hy2c238E66S
1229 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NE
(34 kph at 48).
- km
hy2c236E66S
1229 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the ENE
(37 kph at 62).
- km
hy2c235E66S
1234 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 62).
- km
hy2c237E66S
1236 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 55).
- km
ASCATC256E67S
1239 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the E
(36 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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