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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 20 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat morning, min -31°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed night, min -32°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Thu morning, moderate winds from the E by Thu night).

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
35
ENE
35
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
10
N
15
N
25
NNE
50
NNW
55
N
60
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
40
NE
55
E
50
ENE
40
ENE
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
1
1
2
5
2
3
9
3
3
1
 mm
max °C
-25
-25
-26
-26
-26
-28
-29
-29
-30
-27
-27
-28
-27
-24
-23
-25
-30
-30
min °C
-25
-26
-28
-27
-27
-31
-30
-29
-30
-28
-27
-29
-28
-26
-24
-26
-32
-31
 chill °C
-40
-40
-42
-40
-41
-46
-40
-39
-44
-47
-46
-49
-46
-43
-39
-45
-52
-48
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
2000
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-31-32-31-31-34-35-34-35-32-31-33-33-30-27-29-35-36-25-26-27-27-27-30-30-29-30-28-27-29-28-25-24-26-31-31-20-20-22-22-22-25-26-25-26-23-23-24-23-20-18-20-25-25
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 Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat morning, min -31°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed night, min -32°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Thu morning, moderate winds from the E by Thu 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
ASCATC179E76S
1602 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the S
(47 kph at 189).
- km
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (59 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
ASCATC192E64S
2263 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSW
(53 kph at 195).
- km
ASCATC193E64S
2270 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SSW
(27 kph at 193).
- km
ASCATC191E64S
2285 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SSW
(42 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATC193E63S
2290 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WNW
(21 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATC190E64S
2299 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 200).
- km
ASCATC192E63S
2320 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATC189E64S
2330 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSW
(45 kph at 199).
- km
ASCATC188E64S
2336 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 200).
- 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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