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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 06 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat night, min -30°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun night, min -23°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun night, light winds from the NNE by Wed morning).

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
2050
2050
4400
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
25
W
30
SW
40
SW
25
WSW
30
WNW
35
WNW
45
NW
25
NNW
25
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
45
N
55
NNW
55
NNW
25
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
2
1
 mm
max °C
-24
-29
-28
-24
-24
-21
-18
-18
-18
-17
-18
-21
-21
-22
-22
-21
min °C
-28
-30
-29
-26
-24
-23
-20
-19
-19
-18
-19
-21
-22
-23
-22
-22
 chill °C
-42
-46
-46
-41
-38
-37
-35
-30
-30
-33
-32
-36
-36
-40
-38
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-33-33-29-28-27-24-23-23-22-23-25-26-28-27-26-26-30-29-25-24-22-19-19-19-18-19-21-22-23-22-22-23-27-27-22-19-19-16-16-16-14-14-15-16-17-16-18
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat night, min -30°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Sat night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun night, min -23°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun night, light winds from the NNE by Wed morning).

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
hy2b243E69S
857 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 220).
- km
hy2b240E69S
860 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SW
(32 kph at 225).
- km
hy2b241E69S
860 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 225).
- km
hy2b244E69S
862 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 218).
- km
hy2b242E69S
868 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 220).
- km
hy2c239E69S
871 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 232).
- km
hy2b239E69S
877 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 222).
- km
hy2b245E69S
906 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SSW
(47 kph at 210).
- km
hy2b243E68S
926 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 212).
- km
hy2b244E68S
932 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SSW
(42 kph at 210).
- 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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