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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 28 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Tue night, min -34°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat afternoon, min -32°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Fri night, moderate winds from the N by Sun night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
km/h
60
NNW
60
NNW
35
WSW
65
WNW
70
NW
80
NNW
60
NNW
35
WNW
35
WSW
35
W
50
NW
60
N
50
N
45
N
60
NE
45
NNE
50
N
25
N
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2
2
1
3
2
2
11
2
2
1
max °C
-27
-30
-25
-26
-27
-27
-30
-29
-32
-26
-26
-25
-24
-23
-23
-26
-28
-28
min °C
-29
-32
-33
-26
-27
-29
-31
-32
-34
-29
-27
-28
-25
-23
-24
-27
-28
-32
-49
-51
-50
-45
-47
-51
-50
-48
-51
-45
-46
-48
-42
-39
-42
-46
-46
-51
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-34-33-30-31-32-35-35-36-32-30-30-29-27-28-31-32-35-28-31-29-26-27-28-31-31-33-28-27-27-25-23-24-27-28-30-25-27-26-22-23-24-25-28-32-26-23-24-22-20-18-20-22-25
Sunrise
7:09
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
8:23
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Tue night, min -34°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat afternoon, min -32°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Fri night, moderate winds from the N by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Frakes at the specific elevation of 3000 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.
2 hours ago
-26° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB293E65S
2214 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB294E65S
2244 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the W
(21 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATB295E65S
2261 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the W
(18 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATB293E64S
2313 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WNW
(21 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATB294E64S
2340 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATB295E64S
2371 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATB296E64S
2393 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB293E63S
2417 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WNW
(21 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB297E64S
2417 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 293).
- 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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