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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon morning, min -25°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, gales from the N by Sat morning).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2100
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
km/h
30
NW
25
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
10
SSW
10
W
25
NNW
30
N
35
NE
20
NNE
10
NNE
20
WNW
35
NNW
35
N
60
NNW
75
N
55
N
55
NNW
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Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
3
1
2
4
3
4
8
 mm
max °C
-21
-23
-25
-25
-25
-24
-23
-24
-24
-23
-23
-20
-19
-18
-10
-13
-14
-14
min °C
-22
-24
-25
-25
-25
-25
-24
-24
-25
-24
-23
-24
-19
-20
-15
-13
-14
-24
 chill °C
-35
-34
-35
-31
-33
-34
-37
-38
-40
-36
-30
-33
-32
-34
-29
-28
-28
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-33-34-34-34-33-33-33-33-32-32-30-27-25-20-22-24-30-26-29-30-29-29-29-28-28-29-28-28-26-23-22-16-18-20-26-22-24-25-25-25-25-24-24-25-24-23-22-19-19-13-13-14-19
Sunrise
7:03
6:41
6:24
6:11
5:58
5:46
Sunset
8:48
9:07
9:25
9:38
9:51
10:03

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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 -21°C on Mon morning, min -25°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NE by Wed night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, gales from the N by Sat 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
ASCATB254E68S
1101 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 189).
- km
ASCATB254E67S
1113 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 181).
- km
ASCATB255E68S
1114 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 190).
- km
ASCATC256E68S
1121 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 192).
- km
ASCATB255E67S
1126 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 181).
- km
ASCATB256E68S
1128 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 184).
- km
ASCATB257E68S
1130 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SSW
(32 kph at 199).
- km
ASCATC257E68S
1134 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SSW
(27 kph at 197).
- km
ASCATB256E67S
1140 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 171).
- km
ASCATB257E67S
1143 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 191).
- 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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