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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Wed 29 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri night, min -35°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
km/h
80
NNW
50
N
30
NNW
30
SW
45
SW
35
WSW
40
WNW
60
NNW
55
N
50
NNE
70
NE
60
NE
35
NNE
40
NNE
25
NNW
45
E
40
NE
30
ENE
40
NE
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2
3
1
1
4
3
4
2
1
2
1
1
6
max °C
-27
-27
-31
-32
-30
-25
-23
-23
-23
-24
-26
-28
-27
-27
-23
-22
-24
-24
-25
min °C
-27
-28
-31
-35
-33
-27
-24
-24
-23
-26
-27
-28
-28
-28
-25
-25
-24
-24
-27
-48
-45
-47
-53
-52
-43
-39
-42
-40
-46
-47
-48
-45
-44
-38
-41
-39
-38
-43
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
2050
2000
2050
2050
2100
2100
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2000
2000
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-31-33-35-37-35-29-28-27-27-29-31-33-32-32-29-27-28-28-30-27-28-31-34-32-26-24-24-23-25-27-28-28-28-24-24-24-24-26-23-24-27-33-31-25-21-21-22-22-23-23-23-23-22-20-20-20-20
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 Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri night, min -35°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Mon 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
ASCATB244E73S
457 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNE
(43 kph at 25).
- km
ASCATB243E73S
459 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNE
(44 kph at 23).
- km
ASCATB253E69S
899 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NNW
(60 kph at 337).
- km
ASCATB254E69S
907 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATB252E69S
917 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 323).
- km
ASCATB251E69S
924 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NNW
(52 kph at 332).
- km
ASCATB250E68S
967 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NNW
(52 kph at 337).
- km
ASCATB251E68S
968 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNW
(46 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATB252E68S
984 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATB253E68S
992 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 328).
- 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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