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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 28 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon afternoon, min -37°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, near gales from the NE by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed morning, min -34°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Wed night, light winds from the SE by Fri night).

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
km/h
10
SSE
20
S
25
SW
30
WSW
25
W
45
N
50
NE
25
NNE
45
NNW
25
NNW
30
ENE
55
E
55
E
50
ESE
25
ESE
25
SSE
30
S
15
SE
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Snowflake cm
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-37
-36
-31
-29
-27
-27
-31
-34
-30
-28
-28
-28
-30
-31
-30
-31
-32
-33
min °C
-37
-36
-35
-30
-27
-30
-34
-35
-32
-29
-29
-29
-31
-31
-31
-31
-32
-34
 chill °C
-48
-50
-50
-45
-41
-49
-53
-51
-51
-43
-47
-48
-51
-50
-46
-46
-49
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2100
2100
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-40-38-35-33-34-37-40-36-34-33-33-34-35-35-35-36-38-37-36-33-30-27-29-33-35-31-29-29-29-31-31-31-31-32-34-35-33-30-23-22-24-28-30-27-25-25-25-27-28-28-28-29-32
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: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon afternoon, min -37°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, near gales from the NE by Tue morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed morning, min -34°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Wed night, light winds from the SE by Fri 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. (28 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: broken
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 70).
4.1 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c185E65S
2346 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the WNW
(62 kph at 282).
- km
hy2c186E65S
2367 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 272).
- km
hy2c184E65S
2372 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the W
(62 kph at 272).
- km
hy2c183E65S
2402 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the W
(66 kph at 260).
- km
hy2c186E64S
2406 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the W
(60 kph at 265).
- km
hy2c185E64S
2430 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 268).
- km
hy2c182E65S
2430 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the WSW
(68 kph at 255).
- km
hy2c184E64S
2456 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the W
(65 kph at 265).
- 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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