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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri night, min -34°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the N on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -25°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Mon night, stormy winds from the W by Tue night).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
3850
2850
2050
2050
2050
3550
7400
km/h
80
N
85
N
95
N
85
NNW
25
NNW
25
SSW
40
SW
30
W
25
WSW
65
W
65
W
85
WSW
90
W
60
WNW
55
NW
55
NW
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
9
5
8
4
1
2
 mm
max °C
-20
-20
-21
-24
-29
-33
-30
-28
-25
-24
-23
-18
-12
-15
-17
-20
min °C
-22
-21
-21
-28
-31
-34
-34
-29
-28
-25
-23
-20
-16
-16
-18
-21
 chill °C
-40
-40
-41
-44
-31
-52
-53
-44
-42
-44
-41
-39
-33
-31
-34
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-25-25-30-34-38-36-33-31-29-27-23-19-21-23-26-21-21-21-26-30-34-32-29-27-25-23-19-14-16-18-21-18-15-14-22-29-32-30-25-23-19-19-14-12-14-16-20
Sunrise
5:46
5:35
5:24
5:15
5:05
Sunset
10:03
10:12
10:22
10:33
10:41

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri night, min -34°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the N on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -25°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Mon night, stormy winds from the W by Tue 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
hy2b253E68S
1057 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NNW
(52 kph at 330).
- km
hy2b256E68S
1079 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 325).
- km
hy2b255E68S
1084 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNW
(53 kph at 328).
- km
hy2b252E68S
1089 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 332).
- km
hy2b254E68S
1100 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 330).
- km
hy2b249E67S
1105 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NNW
(52 kph at 340).
- km
hy2b257E68S
1107 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 320).
- km
hy2b250E67S
1109 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NNW
(52 kph at 338).
- km
hy2b256E67S
1129 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 322).
- km
hy2b255E67S
1145 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 325).
- 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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