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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -29°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, severe gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
3750
2050
2200
2000
2250
2100
6150
4900
5100
2100
2100
2750
3600
km/h
25
WNW
35
WSW
55
W
120
W
120
W
90
WNW
95
WNW
90
WNW
15
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
40
WNW
70
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-28
-25
-20
-17
-13
-13
-16
-16
-15
-15
-16
-19
-18
-19
-19
-19
-18
-18
min °C
-29
-27
-23
-18
-15
-17
-17
-18
-19
-15
-18
-19
-19
-20
-19
-19
-19
-21
 chill °C
-43
-43
-39
-38
-34
-35
-35
-34
-31
-26
-29
-29
-30
-32
-30
-30
-33
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-31-26-22-19-20-22-23-22-21-22-24-24-25-24-24-24-24-29-26-22-18-14-15-17-17-17-15-17-19-19-20-19-19-19-20-26-22-18-14-10-13-16-16-16-14-15-15-16-16-17-16-15-17
Sunrise
5:24
5:15
5:05
4:56
4:47
4:39
Sunset
10:22
10:33
10:41
10:49
10:59
11:07

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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 -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -29°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, severe gales from the WNW by Sat 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
ASCATB258E69S
1048 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
68
Gales from the SSE
(68 kph at 163).
- km
ASCATB251E68S
1077 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 95).
- km
ASCATB252E68S
1085 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 106).
- km
ASCATB253E68S
1091 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 106).
- km
ASCATB254E68S
1110 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 105).
- km
ASCATB255E68S
1115 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(35 kph at 106).
- km
ASCATB256E68S
1138 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 113).
- km
ASCATB257E68S
1145 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SE
(45 kph at 146).
- km
ASCATB258E68S
1151 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SSE
(51 kph at 159).
- km
ASCATB251E67S
1181 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ESE
(36 kph at 112).
- 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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