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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 18 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue night, min -32°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3550
2850
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2550
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
km/h
35
WSW
40
W
60
WNW
80
WNW
65
WNW
70
NW
70
WNW
50
W
45
NNW
45
WNW
25
W
55
N
70
NNW
40
WNW
5
W
5
E
30
SSE
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
4
2
 mm
max °C
-18
-16
-17
-19
-20
-20
-22
-20
-21
-22
-18
-20
-24
-27
-29
-31
-31
min °C
-19
-18
-18
-19
-21
-21
-22
-21
-21
-22
-21
-22
-26
-29
-31
-31
-31
 chill °C
-32
-32
-34
-37
-38
-39
-40
-34
-36
-38
-36
-40
-41
-44
-37
-38
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-22-22-24-25-25-27-26-26-27-25-26-29-33-35-36-36-19-17-18-19-21-21-22-21-21-22-20-21-25-28-30-31-31-16-13-16-17-17-17-17-17-16-16-16-16-19-23-25-27-29
Sunrise
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue night, min -32°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu 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
ASCATB255E66S
1233 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATB254E66S
1252 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATC245E66S
1258 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB246E66S
1264 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATC246E66S
1265 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WSW
(38 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATC237E66S
1266 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATC248E66S
1266 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATC247E66S
1269 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATB247E66S
1270 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATB248E66S
1270 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 235).
- 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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