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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 26 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Sun night, min -37°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon night, min -35°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Mon night, light winds from the NE by Wed night).

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
5
SSE
15
S
15
S
5
S
5
SSE
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
35
W
50
N
50
NNE
35
NNE
20
NE
45
SE
35
E
20
E
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
2
 mm
max °C
-37
-36
-36
-37
-37
-36
-35
-35
-34
-31
-29
-28
-31
-31
-30
-32
-31
-32
min °C
-37
-36
-36
-37
-37
-37
-35
-35
-35
-32
-29
-31
-32
-32
-31
-34
-32
-35
 chill °C
-37
-49
-49
-44
-37
-45
-48
-48
-48
-46
-46
-50
-51
-49
-45
-54
-50
-49
Freezing level m
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
2050
2050
2050
2050
3000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-40-40-40-41-40-39-39-39-37-34-34-37-37-36-38-36-38-37-36-36-37-37-37-35-35-35-32-29-30-32-32-31-33-32-34-33-33-33-34-34-33-32-32-31-28-24-25-26-27-26-28-25-27
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Sun night, min -37°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon night, min -35°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Mon night, light winds from the NE by Wed 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
1494 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
High: overcast
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (48 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
3.9 km
High: overcast
hy2c203E63S
2127 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c202E63S
2137 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 298).
- km
hy2c203E62S
2152 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 312).
- km
hy2c202E62S
2166 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 300).
- km
hy2c201E62S
2186 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 295).
- km
hy2c200E63S
2191 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 295).
- km
hy2c199E63S
2211 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 295).
- km
hy2c204E61S
2224 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the NW
(62 kph at 325).
- 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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