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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -34°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, extremely windy from the W by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed morning, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2450
2050
2000
2200
7750
9950
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
25
WNW
20
WSW
30
SW
25
W
35
WSW
55
W
110
W
110
W
100
W
80
WNW
85
WNW
90
NW
45
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
N
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Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-32
-33
-30
-29
-26
-20
-14
-14
-13
-16
-16
-17
-16
-17
-17
-17
-18
-18
min °C
-32
-34
-33
-29
-28
-24
-19
-14
-15
-16
-17
-18
-16
-17
-18
-18
-18
-19
 chill °C
-47
-50
-50
-43
-44
-40
-39
-32
-30
-33
-35
-36
-29
-29
-30
-28
-26
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-38-36-33-32-27-22-19-19-22-22-23-22-22-23-23-23-24-32-34-32-29-27-22-17-14-14-16-17-18-16-17-18-18-18-19-30-32-29-26-23-18-14-10-12-15-17-18-16-17-17-16-16-16
Sunrise
5:35
5:24
5:15
5:05
4:56
4:47
Sunset
10:12
10:22
10:33
10:41
10:49
10:59

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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 night, min -34°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, extremely windy from the W by Tue morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed morning, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

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
ASCATC225E64S
1580 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATC225E63S
1614 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATC224E64S
1616 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATC224E63S
1632 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATC223E63S
1642 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATC222E63S
1680 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 268).
- km
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (24 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
ASCATC225E62S
1731 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATC224E62S
1739 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC223E62S
1758 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the W
(38 kph at 266).
- 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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